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Poor wintergreen - it always gets a bad rap! Actually, 10 drops (at 25mg

each) of Wintergreen or Birch oils equals ONE standard, 250 mg tablet!

Wintergreen is safe for topical use, even during pregnancy. Remember that

" Deep Heat " liniments or gels are routinely available to the public at up to

a 30% concentration... This has caused an occasional reaction, mostly by

adding to the anti-coagulant effects of patients already taking warfarin.

Wintergreen IS a useful analgesic, anti-inflammatory essential oil. I use up

to a 10% concentration (along with other EO's) for application to specific

areas (like low back pain) or up to 2% for a 'whole body' massage. These

types of topical applications ARE SAFE. The toxicity of methyl salicylate is

comparable to that of aspirin. Hence, do not drink a 10 mL bottle of

Wintergreen oil (nor take 50 aspirin)!

 

Toxicity is always related to the DOSE RECEIVED. Hope that's useful...

 

Cheers, Ron Guba

-

Helen Ranger <hranger

 

Friday, April 21, 2000 3:47 AM

[AX] wintergreen

 

 

> Hi Sherri

> I'm surprised that essential oil of wintergreen is available in shops for

the public

> to buy. Referring to my 'bible' (Essential Oil Safety by Tisserand and

Balacs),

> they say that half a ml (ie 10 drops!!) is equivalent to a dose of 21

aspirins.

> Wintergreen is 98% methyl salicylate, the stuff aspirins are made from.

Our newbie

> Hazel from Scotland can help us here as she's a pharmacist. It's been

tested on

> rodents of course, but is supposed to be more toxic in humans than mice. I

quote

> from this book " In the years 1926, 1928 and 1939-43, 427 deaths occurred

in the USA

> from methyl salicylate poisoning " - and this isn't just taking large doses

orally,

> although 4-8ml can kill a child. " Methyl salicylate can be absorbed

transdermally

> in sufficient quantities to cause poisoning in humans. " So, sorry,

Sherri, I cannot

> tell you what to do with it, other than pour it down the sink.

>

> Looking at the list of oils that you have, it occurs to me that you might

like to

> try some base notes like sandalwood, vetiver, and some flowers like

geranium and

> ylang ylang, and some spices like ginger and juniper.

>

> Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but have fun with the rest of your

collection.

> Helen in Cape Town

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