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"Salicin"
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willow
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salix
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glucoside
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poplar
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glycoside
A glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species of willow (Salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.
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Salicin (C13H18O7) is an alcoholic β-glycoside. Salicin is closely related chemically to aspirin and has a very similar action in the human body. All willows produce this molecule.
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