Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site psivax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mhuxn!mhuxj!mhuxr!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!tektronix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!psivax!friesen From: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: Asprirn Message-ID: <354@psivax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Mar-85 12:55:01 EST Article-I.D.: psivax.354 Posted: Mon Mar 4 12:55:01 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Mar-85 08:45:14 EST References: <887@cbdkc1.UUCP> Reply-To: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley friesen) Distribution: net Organization: Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA Lines: 20 Summary: In article <887@cbdkc1.UUCP> tjs@cbdkc1.UUCP ( Tom Stanions) writes: > >As an aside, willow bark works like aspirin, it is mild on the stomach >and it is natural. I use it occationally and it works very well (I >never use aspirin). Has your doctor ever recommended willow bark for >a headache? > But do you know *why* willow bark works, it works because it contains (surprise!) *aspirin*. Yes indeed, chewing willow bark is *almost* the same as taking an aspirin tablet. The main difference is that with the tablet you know what dose you are getting, with willow bark you don't. This is quite a normal sort of thing, a std medication also being found in nature(e.g also Pennicilin). -- Sarima (Stanley Friesen) {trwrb|allegra|cbosgd|hplabs|ihnp4|aero!uscvax!akgua}!sdcrdcf!psivax!friesen or {ttdica|quad1|bellcore|scgvaxd}!psivax!friesen