Black Willow (Salix nigra)

黑杠柳hēi gàng liǔHeigangliu

Salix nigra · Plant

Salix nigra
Photo: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
3
Indications
0
With studies in people

Cautions

Contains salicylates; avoid with blood thinners and aspirin sensitivity; caution with kidney disease; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Black Willow for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

HeadacheFever SyndromeInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Black Willow does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit Respiratory

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Salix nigra and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Respiratory0 records
  • Headache0 records
  • Fever Syndrome1 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome2 records