Wintergreen ** Dangers of Mixing With OTC Medications ** last One ;-p

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Hi y'all,

 

Below is some info sent to another list by a lady from Canada .. she did

some research on Methyl Salicyclate. I think the part on not mixing it

with certain Over The Counter medications is significant. Butch

 

> GENERAL CAUTIONS:

>

> -- A 15 ml bottle of Wintergreen Oil contains more than enough methyl

> salicylate to kill a person if ingested OR spilled on the skin. Any

> exposure to methyl salicylate, a component of products such as liniments

> and solutions used in hot vaporizers, may be lethal to young children.

> Less than one teaspoonful of pure methyl salicylate is enough to kill a

> young child. It¹s also dangerous to use in combination with many common

> over-the-counter medicines including aspirin, Pepto Bismol, and arthritis

> medicines and creams, as well as prescription anti-coagulants like

> warfarin (Coumadin) which methyl salicylate potentiates, meaning that it

> increases their potency.