Willow

After the pandemic, we spent days digging up willow root because it had overgrown the garden!  You have to dig and follow the roots underground as far as possible, otherwise it will just re-grow.  Maria told us that because Willow likes water and follows it, this tells us where to find water too.  Willow branches can be used for dowsing.

Willows produce salicylic acid, which is used to produce asprin.  Willow can relieve headaches and bring down fever.  (Wohlleben, p.9)  Willow bark is the classic anti-inflammatory herb and can be taken as a decotion or as a capsule (Keane, p. 26).

Keane, Kahlee RootWoman.  (2013)  British Columbia's Wild Medicinal Plants.  eBook.  Save our Species.  https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/51452017/british-columbias-wild-medicinal-plants-kahleekeanecom

Wohlleben, P., Flannery, T. F., Simard, S., & Billinghurst, J. (2016). The hidden life of trees: What they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world.