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salicin

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salicin /sal·i·cin/ (sal´ĭ-sin) a precursor of salicylic acid, contained in the bark of the willow and poplar, that is responsible for the antiinflammatory and antipyretic effects of willow bark.


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Henri Leroux a Raffaele Piria yn 1828 oedd y rhai cyntaf i gael salicin mewn cyflwr pur, ac o hwn y gwnaethpwyd aspirin yn y pendraw.
Derived from salicin, related to the same ingredient found in aspirin.
 
 
 
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