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Edible parts
- Young leaves (tea)
- Inner bark (tea from thin twigs)
Recognition
- Tree near water, drooping branches (weeping willow)
- Narrow, elongated leaves
- Smooth grey-green or brown bark
- White-silvery underside of leaf
Preparation tips
- Bark from young twigs (not thick trunk) for tea
- Do not overdose — salicin can irritate stomach
- Tea: 1-2 tsp rasped bark in hot water, steep 15 min
Medicinal use
- Contains salicin — natural aspirin equivalent
- Analgesic for headache, joint pain, fever
- Anti-inflammatory, antipyretic
- NOT for aspirin allergy or children
Never eat a plant you can't identify with certainty. If in doubt, leave it.
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