A passage from Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:
Prosaic in application, Aspen symptomatically addresses painful conditions. The tree’s bark has the greatest aspirin–like/antiinflammatory effect (the leaves can be used as a half–strength preparation). Drink the tea for issues ranging from arthritic flare–ups to acute injuries. Even the diffuse tissue and muscular pains of fibromyalgia are often quieted. Essentially, if it hurts, a cup or two of Aspen tea may not cure, but it will ease.
A passage from Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:
Although Cottonwood’s phenolic glycoside content differs slightly from Aspen (Populus tremuloides) and Balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera), the tree’s uses are very similar. The bark tea is a reliable and broadly acting antiinflammatory agent.
A passage from Medicinal Plants of the Western Mountain States:
The therapeutic effects of Balsam poplar buds are essentially derived from two types of compounds. The first group, found in most other Willow family trees, is a combination of glycosides, mainly salicin and populin. These glycoside compounds (and derivatives) provide most of the buds (and bark) analgesic and antiinflammatory effects. The second group, which is more unique to resinous Populus species, is an array of balsamic and aromatic terpenes, not entirely dissimilar from conifer oleoresin. Here we have Poplar bud’s stimulating and antimicrobial influences. Due to these two groups of intermingled compounds and related therapeutic effects, Poplar bud’s application is somewhat broad.
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