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Quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
También llamadaTrembling aspen · Popple (North American English)
A North American relative of the willows whose bark, like willow bark, contains salicylate glycosides. Indigenous nations used it for joint pain, coughs, colds, wounds and stomach complaints, and settlers used the bark as a substitute for quinine. It has not been tested in clinical trials.
Ficha completa de historia natural →Para qué se usa
- Artritis y dolor articularTradicional
Recorded among Native American uses of quaking aspen for joint pain (Moerman's Native American ethnobotany).1
- TosTradicional
Recorded Native American uses include coughs and colds.1
- Acidez y reflujoTradicional
Recorded Native American uses include heartburn and stomach pain.1
- Heridas y cortesTradicional
Used as a wound dressing in recorded Native American practice.1
- FiebreTradicional
Indigenous North Americans and settlers in the western US extracted a substance from the bark as a substitute for quinine.2
Seguridad
- Embarazo
- Evitar
- Lactancia
- Evitar
- Niños
- By analogy with willow bark, the EMA contraindicates salicylate-containing bark preparations under 18 because of the risk of Reye's syndrome.
Interacciones con medicamentos
- anticoagulants (e.g. warfarin)ModeradaBy analogy with willow bark, salicylates may increase the effect of coumarin anticoagulants.
- aspirin and other NSAIDsModeradaAdditive salicylate and stomach-irritant effects; the EMA advises against combining willow bark with them without medical advice.
No usar si
- Allergy or asthma triggered by aspirin or other salicylates (by analogy with willow bark)
- Active stomach ulcer
- Bleeding disorders
- G6PD deficiency
Efectos secundarios
- Not studied; by analogy with willow bark, stomach upset and allergic skin reactions
En las tradiciones curativas
- Indigenous North American
Quaking aspen
Joint pain, heartburn and stomach pain, wound dressing, colds, coughs, bed-wetting and other uses recorded across many nations.
Moerman DE, Native American Ethnobotany (1998)
- Western herbalism
Aspen bark
Bark used by settlers of the western United States as a quinine substitute for fevers.
Compuestos activos
- salicin and related salicylate glycosides
- the same family of compounds as in willow bark, converted in the body to salicylic acid
Historia
Native American uses of quaking aspen were gathered in Daniel Moerman's 1998 survey of Native American ethnobotany, ranging from joint pain and coughs to wound dressings. Its bark was also used by settlers in the western United States as a substitute for quinine.
Fuentes
- 1.Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York Metropolitan Flora: Populus tremuloides (medicinal uses citing Moerman 1998)
- 2.Wikipedia: Populus tremuloides (bark as quinine substitute)
- 3.EMA/HMPC: European Union herbal monograph on Salix, cortex (willow bark), Rev. 1 (2017)
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