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A glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species of willow (Salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.

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  1. n. A glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species of willow (Salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.
  2. n. an anti-inflammatory agent that is produced from willow bark.
  3. A glucoside found in the leaves of several species of willow (Salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.salicyl alcohol glucoside, salicyl alcohol b-D- glucopyranoside, saligenin b-D-glucopyranoside, C13H18O7. It is used in biochemistry as a standard substrate for evaluating the potency of b-glucosidase in enzymatic preparations. It is also an analgesic.
  4. A glucoside found in the leaves of several species of willow(Salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystallinesubstance.salicyl alcohol glucoside, salicyl alcohol b-D-glucopyranoside, saligenin b-D-glucopyranoside, C13H18O7. It is usedin biochemistry as a standard substrate for evaluating the potency ofb-glucosidase in enzymatic preparations. It is also an analgesic.
  5. n. A glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species of willow (Salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.