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• Other constituents: flavonoids and tannins.

Medicinal uses

Uses supported by clinical data
Used orally for the symptomatic treatment of fever and pain, and
symptomatic treatment of mild rheumatic conditions.
Uses described in pharmacopoeias and well established documents
Used orally for the treatment of the common cold.

Contraindications

Willow bark is contraindicated in cases of hypersensitivity or allergy to
the plant material or to salicylates (e.g. asthma, bronchial spasm, rhinitis
or urticaria).

It is also contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation, as salisylates
cross the placenta and appears in breast milk, in patients with salicylate
intolerance and patients with impaired thrombocyte function, and in
children under the age of 12 years.

Warnings

In children under the age of 12 years, Salix should only be used on the
advice of a health care professional due to the possibility of Reye’s
syndrome. In cases of a child or adolescent who has become very ill with
severe vomiting, drowsiness or loss of consciousness following a viral
infection, Reye’s syndrome should be suspected. This extremely rare,
life-threatening disease requires immediate medical attention. In cases of
renal dysfunction, coagulation disorders, gastric/duodenal ulcer, the
product should only be taken under medical supervision.

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