methylsalicylate (meˈ·th
l·s·liˑ·s·lāt),
l·s·liˑ·s·lāt),n a liquid ester with the chemical formula C8H8O3 that is derived from the bark of a birch,
Betula lenta or the leaves of wintergreen,
Gaultheria procumbens; used as an antiinflammatory, counterirritant, or flavoring agent and to treat pharyngitis, chorea, lumbago, orchitis, mumps, neuralgia, and rheumatism—chronic and acute; precautions: highly toxic. In children a directly ingested dose of less than one teaspoon has been lethal. In rare cases, it has also been linked with allergic skin reactions.
Betula lenta or the leaves of wintergreen,
Gaultheria procumbens; used as an antiinflammatory, counterirritant, or flavoring agent and to treat pharyngitis, chorea, lumbago, orchitis, mumps, neuralgia, and rheumatism—chronic and acute; precautions: highly toxic. In children a directly ingested dose of less than one teaspoon has been lethal. In rare cases, it has also been linked with allergic skin reactions.
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