[Latin Name] Salix alba L.

[Plant Source] from China

[Specifications] Salicin 15-98%

[Appearance] Yellow Brown to White powder

Plant Part Used: Bark

[Particle size] 80 Mesh

[Loss on drying] ≤5.0%

[Heavy Metal] ≤10PPM

[Storage] Store in cool & dry area, keep away from the direct light and heat.

[Shelf life] 24 Months

[Package] Packed in paper-drums and two plastic-bags inside.

[Net weight] 25kgs/drum

Brief Introduction

Salicin is a naturally occurring compound found in the bark of several species of trees, primarily North American in origin, that are from the willow, poplar, and aspen families. White willow, from whose Latin name, Salix alba, the term salicin is derived, is the most well known source of this compound, but it is found in a number of other trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants as well being synthesized commercially. It is a member of the glucoside family of chemicals and is used as an analgesic and antipyretic. Salicin is used as a precursor for the synthesis of salicylic acid and acetylsalicylic acid, commonly known as aspirin.

A colorless, crystalline solid in its pure form, salicin has the chemical formula C13H18O7. Part of its chemical structure is equivalent to the sugar glucose, meaning it is classified as a glucoside. It is soluble, but not strongly so, in water and alcolhol. Salicin has a bitter taste and is a natural analgesic and antipyretic, or fever reducer. In large quantities, it can be toxic, and overdoses may lead to liver and kidney damage. In its raw form, it may be mildly irritating to skin, respiratory organs, and eyes.

Function

1. Salicin is used to ease pain and reduce inflammation.

2. Relieve acute and chronic pain, including headache, back and neck pain, muscle aches, and menstrual cramps; Control arthritis discomforts.

3. Relieve acute and chronic pain.

4. It has the same effect on the body as aspirin without any of the side effects.

5. It is an anti-inflammatory, a fever reducer, an analgesic, an anti-rheumatic, and an astringent. Specifically, it helps to relieve headaches.

Application

1.Anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic,

2.Reduce a fever,

3.Use as an analgesic and astringent,

4.Relieve headache,

5.Ease pain caused by rheumatism, arthritis, and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Do Plants have sex?
plants produce beautiful, elegant, fragrant flowers for one reason only, to have sex and the reason they produce flowers to have sex is so that they can make babies, call them seeds if you like.
Every plant produces a flower and that flower is fertilized and produces a fruit.
So yes, plants actually do have sex directly or indirectly. it is called pollination. Pollination is the process by which pollen is transferred in the reproduction of plants, thereby enabling fertilization and reproduction.
it takes male and female, to create a fertile egg and form a mature fruit that will give off a seed to create new life.
Self Pollination is the process by which pollen from the male part a flower is transferred to the female part of the same flower .Corn is an example of a plant called a self-pollinator.
Sounds like sexual reproduction .When people pluck the sweet-smelling blooms of a plant,
they’re actually dismembering the reproductive organs of plants.
male parts of flower called as stamens that produce a sticky powder called pollen.Female parts of flower are called as Stigma.
Most plants sprout bisexual flowers (which have both male and female parts),
but plants like squash grow separate male and female flowers
Cross-pollination is the transfer of pollen, either by wind or insect, from stamens to stigma between different flowers.
Pollination occurs in several ways.Usually plants rely on animals or the wind to pollinate them.
When animals such as bees, butterflies, moths, flies, and hummingbirds land at the plants to get food and
get sticky pollen stuck all over themselves. Some of the pollen can rub off onto this new plant’s stigma when they move to another flower to feed,.
Plants that are pollinated by animals often are brightly colored and have a strong smell to attract the animal pollinators.

Another way plants are pollinated is by the wind. The wind picks up pollen from one plant and blows it onto another.
Plants that are pollinated by wind often have long stamens and pistils.

plants also have sexually transmitted diseases.
One of the most serious is anther smut (Ustilago violacea). This fungal disease causes the male organs (anthers) to blacken and shrivel.
Anther smut is spread by unsanitary insect pollinators who carry the infectious spores from one plant to another. The spores infect healthy plants during the spring flowering season,
erupting in their sex organs a year later when the plants once again enter their mating cycle.

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