Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Hey CM, > Wintergreen oil is very strong in the same components as aspirin is. It > can help to take pain away. Not really .. leastwise not according to what I am aware of .. though I have heard many folks say this. Acetylsalicylic acid is the active ingredient in Aspirin .. and Methyl salicylate is the active ingredient in Wintergreen and Sweet Birch .. actually, they are almost the entire oil. > But just like with birch, caution is required. Much caution. Yep .. difference is that the liver can process Acetylsalicylic acid in an effective manner .. not so for Methyl salicylate .. it builds up and then each successive dose is merely concentrating that which is already there .. to a point of toxicity. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002683.htm http://www.medicinenet.com/acetylsalicylic_acid/article.htm > You would not want to use it with someone who is allergic to aspirin or > already takes aspirin as a blood thinner. Right .. and when you take it while drinking beer you get a cheap drunk. Which ain't all that bad I reckon .. sorta like having a cross twixt a horse and a rattlesnake .. when he bites you, you can ride him to the doctor. ;-) > I make an infused fresh oil in fall to add to salves etc., not as > potent, but safer and it works well for certain pain mixes. > C-M Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Thanks Butch and cmaria for responding to my Wintergreen query. I appreciate it! K On 5/13/04 6:19 PM, " Butch Owen " <butchbsi wrote: > Hey CM, > >> > Wintergreen oil is very strong in the same components as aspirin is. It >> > can help to take pain away. > > Not really .. leastwise not according to what I am aware of .. though I > have heard many folks say this. Acetylsalicylic acid is the active > ingredient in Aspirin .. and Methyl salicylate is the active ingredient > in Wintergreen and Sweet Birch .. actually, they are almost the entire oil. > >> > But just like with birch, caution is required. Much caution. > > Yep .. difference is that the liver can process Acetylsalicylic acid in > an effective manner .. not so for Methyl salicylate .. it builds up and > then each successive dose is merely concentrating that which is already > there .. to a point of toxicity. > > http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002683.htm > > http://www.medicinenet.com/acetylsalicylic_acid/article.htm > >> > You would not want to use it with someone who is allergic to aspirin or >> > already takes aspirin as a blood thinner. > > Right .. and when you take it while drinking beer you get a cheap drunk. > Which ain't all that bad I reckon .. sorta like having a cross twixt a > horse and a rattlesnake .. when he bites you, you can ride him to the > doctor. ;-) > >> > I make an infused fresh oil in fall to add to salves etc., not as >> > potent, but safer and it works well for certain pain mixes. >> > C-M > > Y'all keep smiling. :-) Butch http://www.AV-AT.com > > > > Step By Step Instructions On Making Rose Petal Preserves: > http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html > > To adjust your group settings (i.e. go no mail) see the following link: > /join > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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