Willow Water/Psoriasis

# 23

Posted: 08/11/2004 19:27

My husband has been taking the water for about 5 months now. His skin has improved, it is certainly not as sore looking or as itchy. I have noticed that it not as scaly and red as it used to be but the size of the patches have stayed the same. He is continuing to drnk it so heres hoping in 5 more months there will be a much more noticable difference

# 22

Posted: 08/03/2004 17:21

Usually ment to drink bout a litre a day.... After 2/3 weeks i didnt notice any improvement!

# 21

Posted: 01/03/2004 21:13

Can anyone tell me how much willow water I should be drinking per day and how long before I will notice an improvement?

# 20

Posted: 21/02/2004 00:19

I'm 16 years old and suffer from psoriasis, I use dovobet cream and have just started on the willow water yesterday, am hoping for good results! How long is it supposed to take for results to show?

# 19

Posted: 29/01/2004 09:13

Prices seem to vary widely. Nearly 3 euro in Cashel, versus 2.50 in Tullamore. For a litre bottle that is a very big mark-up.

# 18

Posted: 28/01/2004 23:40

Im 20 and ive had psoriasis for 12 years. I drink lots of Willow water but ive seen no improvement.. biggest improvement i got was when i changed my diet no dairy, oranges etc so i still have yet to be convinced about this Willow water!!! (tastes nice though!)

# 17

Posted: 28/01/2004 17:34

Willow water is available in most shops these days since everyone's talking about it.. many people think it is too dear but surely isnt it worth the money for such a natural product that is good for you anyway, even if it doesnt cure psoriasis!

# 16

Posted: 27/01/2004 11:58

You can get Willow Water from O'Connors shop, within the O'Connors Shopping Centre in Nenagh Tipperary.

# 15

Posted: 27/01/2004 08:52

I drink about a litre a day, newspaper article mentioned 3 glasses per day.

# 14

Posted: 26/01/2004 15:37

One of my colleagues has also reported a dramatic improvement in her psoriasis after drinking willow water. I am planning to buy some but I am wondering - how much do you need to drink per day to get results?

# 13

Posted: 24/01/2004 14:07

any other benifits of wilow water , can you get it in nenagh co tipperary searched every where

# 12

Posted: 24/01/2004 11:23

If anyone else has any queries or questions regarding Willow Spring Water, why not contact Unique Spring Water (Ireland) Ltd on 0502 79708 or 0502 79709 as they are the sole suppliers of Willow Water in Ireland, as they receive numerous emails and letters from people who have found great improvements in their various ailments whilst drinking the water.

# 11

Posted: 23/01/2004 12:51

If it is the SALIX in willow that is causing this improvement, I wonder would taking 1/4 of a low dose aspirin every 2 days have same effect. It also has the benefit of helping to prevent heart attack, DVT and stroke.

# 10

Posted: 23/01/2004 10:57

After nearly thirty years of psoriasis, I have never experienced such a rapid change. The improvement has slowed, there is still a visible week on week change. After two months, obviously it would be too soon to make any statements, hence this discussion to find out if anyone had experience of this.

# 9

Posted: 23/01/2004 09:30

For the record, Dovonex is not a steroid cream. It is a variation of Vitamin D.
Surely Psoriasis waxes and wanes naturally. Are you sure it was the water that helped? Especially as the improvement seems to have stopped.

# 8

Posted: 22/01/2004 13:05

I was under the impression that as there is only a trace element os Salacin in this water, that the side effects associated with Willow
would be irrelevent?

# 7

Posted: 22/01/2004 09:38

Is it not also the case that the effects of willow water and indeed phyto-eostrogen are a lot milder and so will be the side effects

# 6

Posted: 21/01/2004 16:37

Willow is of the order SALIX. Aspirin is Salacylic Acid and was discovered just over 100 years ago from the observation that extract of willow relieved pain. The extract was chemically analysed and the active principle has been synthesized since.
Since the active chemical in Willow Water has the same action as Aspirin, one would expect there to be some pain relief from it; it also follows that, since the active ingredient is the same, then it might be that Willow Water could have the same side effects as Aspirin....mainly stomach ulceration,and there could be serious allergic reactions in those psopple who are allergic to Aspirin.
Herbal remedies that have a real pharmalogical effect will also have pharmalogical side-effects! I do not think that this is generally realised. For instance, Phyto-Oestrogen (from plants)if it has beneficial effects can also have serious side effects, such Endometrial Cancer and, possibly, an increased risk of breast cancer.

# 5

Posted: 21/01/2004 13:04

English spring water, lays claim to ancient willow forests etc.. There is a trave element of Salacin which appears to be the \'unique\' thing. I first read about it in the Sunday World about a month before christmas.

# 4

Posted: 21/01/2004 11:37

What is the principle behind it? Not much on the net. I assume you're drinking it. cheers.

# 3

Posted: 21/01/2004 10:11

Becoming available all over at present, call unique water at 0502-79708 for shops in your area. Improvement seems to have slowed but is not regressing.

# 2

Posted: 21/01/2004 09:46

Never heard of it. Sounds interesting, where do you get it? I'm still using a steroid cream (Dovonex) and would prefer a natural solution.

# 1

Posted: 14/01/2004 08:45

Hi,
Wondering if anyone else has tried
Willow Water? I've improved dramatically since I started drinking it.