The Pussy Willow, as all willows, provides a compound called 'salicin' which is similar to the active ingredient in most over-the-counter painkillers. Native North Americans have extracted it from the bark and roots for a painkiller and anti-fever medication.
The future knights of the “Willows Conservation Guard” will all meet‼
GS members‼ ︎ Good morning.
Once upon a time, we could see "Pussy willows" and "willow trees" on the riverside of our country in Japan, but how about now?
Weeping willow trees can be seen planted at the moat edge of a castle, but do you see them in nature? Even Pussy willows are cultivated in florists, but can you find them on natural riversides? Willows found in nature are no longer endangered.
Therefore, today we have formed knights from the future who have formed the "Willows Conservation Guard" to protect "Pussy willows" and "willow trees" on riversides throughout Japan.
Wild willows such as pussy willow and willow trees are at risk of extinction.
If you see "Pussy willow" on the riverside, please post it to GS and contact our "Willows Conservation Guard".
Knights of our "Willows Conservation Guard" will begin operations in the appropriate department of the Ministry of the Environment or in the municipal department in charge of local administration to promptly take protective measures.
GS, thank you very much.
Announced February 18, 2020 《Willows Conservation Guard》 Captain Kazyan Ph.D.,
＊但し、この猫やなぎは栽培種で、商品として売られているものです。
☆「柳保護親衛隊」の未来騎士たちが全員集合‼︎
@The future knights of the “Willows Conservation Guard” will all meet‼
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@Please continue to read the English comment article.
【豆知識】
Pussy Willow：ネコヤナギ:猫柳
学名：Salix caprea
お花屋さんの店先には、この季節、春を先取りする花が並んでいますが、猫柳:ネコヤナギもその一つですね。
英語名はなんていうか？
調べたら英語でも『猫の柳』というんですね。
ネコヤナギには、オスの木とメスの木がありメスの木に、猫の毛並みを思わせる花穂:かすいが赤茶色の裸枝につきます。
このメスの木の姿を普通、Pussy Willow・ネコヤナギと言います。
オスの木にも、同じ時期に大きくて黄色い花穂がつきます。
広辞苑には、猫柳はカワヤナギの季節的な愛称と出ています。
さて、このネコヤナギは薬効成分を含有しているようです。
インディアンはこの木から、薬を抽出しているという記事を紹介します。
The Pussy Willow, as all willows, provides a
compound called 'salicin' which is similar
to the active ingredient in most over-the-counter
painkillers. Native North Americans have
extracted it from the bark and roots for a
painkiller and anti-fever medication.
続編:「柳保護親衛隊」告知
英語版もありますょ。
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