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		VilleO 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The daily life of a medieval king Also willow bark was chewed as a painkiller because of the acetylsalicylic acid it contains.

IAmBroom 7 months ago [–]

Quite powerful, BTW. I've used it while hiking for a headache. Damn thing tastes like it's half-aspirin, bleh... but the headache went away.

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