August 30, 2006
Weeping Willow
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The Weeping Willow belongs to the Salicaceae family of deciduous trees and shrubs that are especially abundant in the cooler zones of the Northern Hemisphere. Willow cuttings and broken branches take root very easily. In fact, legend has it that all of England's Weeping Willows are descendents of a twig sent to Lady Suffolk from Spain. Salicylic acid, originally derived from the active extract of willow bark, is the basis of what extensively used class of drugs?
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