Schmid B, Ludtke R, Selbmann HK, et al. Efficacy and tolerability of a standardized willow bark extract in patients with osteoarthritis: randomized placebo-controlled, double blind clinical trial. Phytother Res 2001;15:344-50. View abstract. The council was commended by district judge Zoe Passfield for cooperating with the investigation and for pleading guilty at the earliest opportunity. Regular fertilization and raking up the fallen diseased leaves are essential to keep away all kinds of fungi from affecting the Weeping Willow.

Dulloo AG, Miller DS. Ephedrine, caffeine and aspirin: "over-the-counter" drugs that interact to stimulate thermogenesis in the obese. Nutrition 1989;5:7-9. Vlachojannis JE, Cameron M, Chrubasik S. A systematic review on the effectiveness of willow bark for musculoskeletal pain. Phytother Res. 2009 Jul;23:897-900. View abstract. Schwarz A. Beethoven's renal disease based on his autopsy: a case of papillary necrosis. Am J Kidney Dis 1993;21:643-52. View abstract. Biegert C, Wagner I, Ludtke R, et al. Efficacy and safety of willow bark extract in the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: results of 2 randomized double-blind controlled trials. J Rheumatol 2004;31:2121-30. View abstract.

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Little CV, Parsons T. Herbal therapy for treating osteoarthritis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2001;:CD002947. View abstract. Breast-feeding: It is possibly unsafe to use willow bark while breast-feeding. Willow bark contains chemicals that can enter breast milk and have harmful effects on the nursing infant. Don't use it if you are breast-feeding. The tree had been flagged by council workers in 2018 as needing further inspection but a number of failings meant this did not happen. It was found to have significant decay that caused the trunk to break during 38mph (60km/h) winds. Clark JH, Wilson WG. A 16-day-old breast-fed infant with metabolic acidosis caused by salicylate. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1981;20:53-4. View abstract. Clauson, K. A., Santamarina, M. L., Buettner, C. M., and Cauffield, J. S. Evaluation of presence of aspirin-related warnings with willow bark. Ann Pharmacother. 2005;39(7-8):1234-1237. View abstract.

She said: “There was not one thing we would have changed. We had two happy, healthy, little girls who were just the best of friends and life was amazing. Meier B, Shao Y, Julkunen-Tiitto R, and et al. A chemotaxonomic survey of phenolic compounds in Swiss willow species. Planta Medica 1992;58(suppl 1):A698.

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Her parents, Vikki and Neil Henderson, said they were “devastated beyond words” to hear in court how there was more than one occasion that Ella’s death could have been prevented. Children: Willow bark is possibly unsafe when taken by mouth for viral infections such as colds and flu. There is some concern that, like aspirin, it might increase the risk of developing Reye syndrome. Stay on the safe side and don't use willow bark in children. Loniewski I, Glinko A, and Samochowiec L. Standardised willow bark extract: a potent anti-inflammatory drug . 8th Annual Symposium on Complementary Health Care, 6th-8th December 2001 2001. Fiebich BL, Appel K. Anti-inflammatory effects of willow bark extract. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2003;74:96. View abstract. Newcastle city council offered an “unreserved apology” to Ella’s parents and admitted the tree should have been felled long before she was killed.

Beer AM, Wegener T. Willow bark extract (Salicis cortex) for gonarthrosis and coxarthrosis--results of a cohort study with a control group. Phytomedicine. 2008 Nov;15:907-13. View abstract.

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Khayyal, M. T., El Ghazaly, M. A., Abdallah, D. M., Okpanyi, S. N., Kelber, O., and Weiser, D. Mechanisms involved in the anti-inflammatory effect of a standardized willow bark extract. Arzneimittelforschung 2005;55:677-687. View abstract.