prostration. Add ½ grain goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) when the heart as well as the nervous system
needs sustaining. To be given in gelatin capsule three times daily before meals. Of the infusion, 1 ounce of
bark to 1 pint of boiling water, steeped 15 minutes, taken in wineglassful amounts three of four times
daily.
EXTERNALLY: A poultice made by simmering the powdered bark in cream is most effective in gangrene,
indolent ulcers, etc.
HOMEOPATHIC CLINICAL: Tincture of fresh bark for diarrhea, emissions, fever, gonorrhea, impotence,
masturbation, night sweats, nymphomania, prostatitis, satyriasis, spermatorrhea.
RUSSIAN EXPERIENCE: There are several kinds of willow, Eva, in Russia, Salix alba, S. caprea, S.
fragilis, and others. The willow, especially weeping willow, so artistically portrayed in melancholy
expressions of poetry and music, is extremely popular in parks and private gardens. Folk medicine: No
preference is shown as to the species used for medical purposes. A decoction is prepared for fevers,
rheumatism, worms, and to stop bleeding (Bello-Russ. Academy of Science, Minsk, 1965). Industrial:
The willow is not capricious as to soil conditions and is used to control eroding soil, as it is fast growing
(Moscow University, Moscow, 1963). The wood is used in many farm implements and household items.
The bark is used in the leather tanning industry.