ESC LABORATOIRE SAULE BLANC - Joint suppleness for horses - Pure plant 1kg
White willow is a natural source of salicylates, renowned for their soothing properties. Recommended for stiff joints, especially in older horses.
Pure dehydrated plant. Quality analysis certified by an independent laboratory
1kg bucket
WHITE WILLOW - Salix albaFamily Salicaceae
White willow is a tree in the Salicaceae family. Common in wetlands throughout Europe and temperate regions, it is often cultivated for wicker production. Willow branches provide the wicker. The leaves are deciduous, 5 to 12 cm long, very narrow and silvery-faced. The bark is harvested from branches 2 to 3 years old for medicinal use.
Main plant components : Salicylates (1.5 to 11%), flavonic and heterosidic derivatives of the salicoside group, salicortin, fragilin, populin, salireposide, tremulacin. Phenolic compounds: triandrin, vimalin and aromatic derivatives, saligenin syringic aldehyde, salicylic acid, para-hydroxybenzoic acid, caffeic acid, ferulic acid, p-coumaric acid. Flavonoids: heterosides of quercetol, luteolin, eriodictyol, naringenin, ampelopsin and isosalipurpuroside. Tannins: dimeric and trimeric proanthocyanidols (8-20%)