[Sca-cooks] European period painkillers

[Glenda Robinson]

Stefan,

Willows are native to Europe. The Romans used Willow bark as a pain killer.
Willow branches have been used from goodness-knows-when to make various
basketry.

Glenda.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stefan li Rous" <stefan at texas.net>
> Phlip replied to me
> Was opium even known in Europe or the Middle East for that matter?
> The same about willowbark. I thought the willow tree was a New
> World plant.