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El Sauce: Considerado bajo su Utilidad Terapéutica : Tésis para el Exámen Profesional de Medico-Veterinario Presentada al Jurado Calificador [Willow: Considered under its Therapeutic Usefulness: Thesis for the Professional Examination of Medical-Veterinarian presented to the Qualifying J

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El Sauce: Considerado bajo su Utilidad Terapéutica : Tésis para el Exámen Profesional de Medico-Veterinario Presentada al Jurado Calificador [Willow: Considered under its Therapeutic Usefulness: Thesis for the Professional Examination of Medical-Veterinarian presented to the Qualifying J

Humans throughout history have uncovered a variety of ways to use willow. This veterinary thesis, published in Mexico in 1884, discusses the plant’s utility in treating sickness in animals, offering it as an alternative to quinine and arsenic for both monetary and safety reasons. The thesis is thorough in its physical description of willow and its chemical makeup. Only five years later, aspirin would be introduced to the market.

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