The salicin inside white willow bark works the same way as aspirin by reducing inflammation and pains as it enters your bloodstream. Because of the anti-inflammatory properties of willow bark, it maybe especially effective in combatting joint pain, headache, muscle or joint pain, menstrual cramps, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout and a disease in the spine called ankylosing spondylitis.
Directions of use: herbal teas.