botanical record · discovered
White Willow
Salix alba
White Willow
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Europe, US, US(Appalachia), Iraq, Yugoslavia(Bosnia), Spain
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Antiseptic, Astringent, Callus, Convalescence
Science studied: ALUMINUM, APIGENIN, ASH, CALCIUM
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Salicaceae
Scientific name: Salix alba
Common names: White Willow
POWO: 776974-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Elsewhere, Europe, US, US(Appalachia), Iraq, Yugoslavia(Bosnia), Spain.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Callus
- Convalescence
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Gout
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- Hemoptysis
- Malaria
- Medicine
- Rheumatism
- Tea
- Tonic
- Wart
- Dysmenorrhea
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Elsewhere
- Europe
- US
- US(Appalachia)
- Iraq
- Yugoslavia(Bosnia)
- Spain
Documented cultural uses
- Antiseptic
- Astringent
- Callus
- Convalescence
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Gout
- Hemoptysis
- Malaria
- Medicine
- Rheumatism
show 4 more documented entries
- Tea
- Tonic
- Wart
- Dysmenorrhea
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Antiseptic · Turkey · "
- Astringent · Elsewhere · "
- Callus · Europe · "
- Convalescence · US · "
- Diarrhea · Elsewhere · "
- Diarrhea · US · "
- Dysentery · Elsewhere · "
- Fever · US(Appalachia) · "
- Gout · Elsewhere · "
- Hemoptysis · Elsewhere · "
- Malaria · Turkey · "
- Medicine · US(Appalachia) · "
- Rheumatism · Elsewhere · "
- Rheumatism · Iraq · "
- Tea · Europe · "
- Tonic · US · "
- Wart · Yugoslavia(Bosnia) · "
- Astringent · Europe · "
- Fever · Elsewhere · "
- Malaria · Spain · "
- Astringent · Turkey · "
- Dysmenorrhea · US · "
- Fever · Turkey · "
- Rheumatism · Turkey · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Antibacterial activity, phytochemical profiling and ADMET prediction of bioactive compounds in Origanum syriacum and Salix alba. · 2026 source ↗
- Green biosynthesized silver nanoparticles using aqueous extract of Salix alba: antimicrobial and cytogenetic effects on mitosis · 2026 source ↗
- Green biosynthesized silver nanoparticles using aqueous extract of Salix alba: antimicrobial and cytogenetic effects on mitosis. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALUMINUM
- APIGENIN
- ASH
- CALCIUM
- CATECHIN-TANNINS
- CELLULOSE
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- CYANIDIN-3-GLUCOSIDE
- FAT
- FRAGILIN
- GALACTOSE
- GLUCOSE
- GRANDIDENTATUM
- HOLOCELLULOSE
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- 5-HYDROXY-PIPECOLIC-ACID
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- KILOCALORIES
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- NIACIN
- PENTOSANS
- PHOSPHORUS
- PICEIN
- QUERCETIN
- QUERCIMERITRIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SALICASE
- SALIDROSIDE
- SALIREPOSIDE
- SELENIUM
- STARCH
- TANNIN
- VIMALIN
- WATER
- BETA-CAROTENE
- POTASSIUM
- SALICIN
- SALICYLIC-ACID
- SILICON
- THIAMIN
- TRIANDRIN
- ZINC
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- FIBER
- GLUCOMANNAN
- LIGNIN
- 4-O-METHYL-GLUCURONOXYLAN
- RHAMNOSE
- SODIUM
- TIN
- XYLOSE
- CARBOHYDRATES
- IRON
- PROTEIN
- ALBOSIDE
- ALKANES
- AMENTOFLAVONE
- APIGENIN-7-O-(4-COUMAROYL-GLUCOSIDE)
- L-ARABINOFURANAN
- ASTRAGALIN
- (+)-CATECHIN
- CUPRESSUFLAVONE
- CYANIDIN
- DELPHINIDIN
- (+)-GALLOCATECHIN
- ALPHA-GLUCAN
- GRANDIDENTATIN
- NARCISSIN
- PECTIN
- QUERCETIN-3',7-DIEMTHYL-ETHER-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- QUERCETIN-3,7-DI-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE
- RUTIN
- SALICORTIN
- SYRINGOSIDE
- TERNIFLORIN
- TREMULOIDIN
- CATECHIN
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- THIAMINE
- ALPHA-CELLULOSE
- ARABINOSE
- HEMICELLULOSE
- RESIN
- SALICYL-ALCOHOL
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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