Willow Tea

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Willow Tea

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Salix babylonica f. pendula
• Salix babylonica f. pekinensis
• Salix matsudana var. pseudomatsudana
• Salix babylonica var. matsudana
• Salix lasiogyne subsp. yuhkii
• Salix babylonica foemina
• Salix matsudana f. lobatoglandulosa
• Salix babylonica var. pekinensis
• Salix matsudana f. pendula
• Salix babylonica var. lavalleei
• Salix babylonica f. seiko
• Salix pseudomatsudana
• Salix babylonica var. szechuanica
• Salix pseudogilgiana
• Salix pseudolasiogyne
• Salix pseudolasiogyne var. erythrantha
• Salix matsudana f. rubriflora
• Salix matsudana var. anshanensis
• Salix babylonica f. villosa
• Salix pingliensis
• Salix jishiensis
• Salix babylonica var. glandulipilosa
• Salix neolasiogyne
• Salix napoleonis
• Salix napoleona
• Salix matsudana
• Salix chinensis
• Salix subfragilis
• Salix cantoniensis
• Salix capitata
• Salix ohsidare
• Salix perpendens
• Salix lasiogyne
• Salix jeholensis
• Salix lenta
• Salix dependens
• Salix yuhkii
• Salix pseudolasiogyne var. bilofolia
• Ficus salix

Sources: Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. Within the subclass Magnoliidae, it is placed in the order Malpighiales and the family Salicaceae. Finally, it is categorized under the genus Salix as the specific cultivar Salix babylonica f. babylonica.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific distribution pattern across several regions of the African continent. Within South Tropical Africa, its presence is noted in Zimbabwe. It also maintains a significant range throughout Southern Africa, specifically within the Cape Provinces. Furthermore, the species can be found in the mountainous terrain of Lesotho. Finally, its habitat extends to the South African provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Salix babylonica f. babylonica has 1 reported plant parts identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf.

Leaf

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica

Chemicals

Salix babylonica f. babylonica has 12 reported phytochemicals identified across 2 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include 4',7-Dihydroxyflavone, 7-Methoxyflavone, Isoquercitrin, Leonuriside A, Luteolin 7-O-glucoside.

4',7-Dihydroxyflavone

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

7-Methoxyflavone

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Isoquercitrin

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Leonuriside A

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Luteolin 7-O-glucoside

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Oregonin

1. International journal of molecular sciences

Piceoside

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

luteolin

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

matsudone A

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

salicin

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Preparations