| Example |
| White willow bark contains salicin, the same chemical aspirin
is derived from. |
| Effects |
| Prevents pain. Prostaglandin inhibitor. |
| Side effects/Caution |
| Nausea, vomiting, bleeding ulcers, severe reactions in asthmatics, kidney
damage, dizzyness, anaemia, skin eruptions, bronchospasm, breathlessness,
prevents blood clotting. Reye's syndrome in children. |
| Contra-indications |
| Pregnancy and lactation, young children, patients with
peptic ulcers, anaemia, haemophilia or kidney disease, and those taking
anticoagulant therapy. |
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