Stem plant Ericaceae, American periwinkle. Medicinal drug Gaultheriae folium – wintergreen leaves. Ingredients Wintergreen oil (Gaultheriae aetheroleum): methyl salicylate. Indications for use See under methyl salicylate Detailed information.
Products Methyl salicylate is commercially available in the form of ointments, gels, baths, and liniments, for example, also in horse balm and Perskindol. The products are usually combination preparations with several active ingredients. Some remedies contain wintergreen oil. Structure and properties Methyl salicylate (C8H8O3, Mr = 152.1 g/mol) exists as a colorless to faint yellow … Methyl Salicylate
