Dragon's Blood & Willow Bark by Toni Mount

If you buy something through one of these links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we’ll get a small commission which helps us keep things running. ” The plant cell 8.10 (1996): 1809.ĭisclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links. “Salicylic acid and disease resistance in plants.” Trends in plant science 2.7 (1997): 266-274. In this article, I’ll explain what dragon’s blood is and what some of its various uses are.

Dragon’s blood has a number of uses as medicine, incense, dye, paint, an ingredient in magical spells, and much more. It gets its name from its dark red appearance. ” Annual review of phytopathology 47 (2009): 177-206.ĭurner, Jörg, Jyoti Shah, and Daniel F. Dragon’s blood is a resin that comes from a family of tropical trees called dragon trees. “ Salicylic acid, a multifaceted hormone to combat disease. Corina, D’Maris Amick Dempsey, and Daniel F. “Salicylates and pandemic influenza mortality, 1918–1919 pharmacology, pathology, and historic evidence.” Clinical Infectious Diseases 49.9 (2009): 1405-1410. Dragon’s Blood & Willow Bark: The Mysteries of Medieval Medicine. Aspirin: the remarkable story of a wonder drug. Spoiler – it’s not just a wonder drug for humans. We also delve into what happens in your body when you pop an aspirin and discuss why on earth so many plants make this incredible compound. On this very special crossover episode with our friend Matt Candeias from In Defense of Plants, we’re switching things up from poison to remedy, focusing on the plant-derived wonder drug, aspirin! We cover the ancient use of salicylic acid-containing willow bark to relieve pain and fevers and then reveal how such a harsh compound was transformed into a useable pharmaceutical.

Dragon's Blood & Willow Bark by Toni Mount