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  2. Aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Aspirin is also used long-term to help prevent further heart attacks, ischaemic strokes, and blood clots in people at high risk. [10] For pain or fever, effects typically begin within 30 minutes. [10] Aspirin works similarly to other NSAIDs but also suppresses the normal functioning of platelets. [10] One common adverse effect is an upset ...

  3. History of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. ASA patent expired in 1917, but Sterling owned the aspirin trademark, which was the only commonly used term for the drug. In 1920, United Drug Company challenged the Aspirin trademark, which became officially generic for public sale in the U.S. (although it remained trademarked when sold to wholesalers and pharmacists). With demand ...

  4. Bark isolate - Wikipedia

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    Bark isolates are chemicals which have been extracted from bark. Prominent medical examples are salicylic acid (active metabolite of aspirin ) and paclitaxel ( Taxol ). The pharmacology of bark isolates is an ongoing topic of medical research.

  5. Mechanism of action of aspirin - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, aspirin induces the formation of NO-radicals in the body, which have been shown in mice to have an independent mechanism of reducing inflammation. This reduces leukocyte adhesion, which is an important step in immune response to infection. There is currently insufficient evidence to show that aspirin helps to fight infection. [18]

  6. Salicylic acid - Wikipedia

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    Salicylic acid has long been a key starting material for making acetylsalicylic acid (ASA or aspirin). [8] ASA is prepared by the acetylation of salicylic acid with the acetyl group from acetic anhydride or acetyl chloride. [17] ASA is the standard to which all the other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are compared. In veterinary medicine ...

  7. Salicin - Wikipedia

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    Salicin is found in the bark of and leaves of willows, poplars and various other plants. [5] Derivates are found in castoreum.Salicin from meadowsweet was used in the synthesis of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), [6] in 1899 by scientists at Bayer.

  8. The 11 best muscle pain relief creams, according to pain ...

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    The bar contains 1000mg of Organic Broad-Spectrum Hemp Extract, which is known for its potential anti-inflammatory benefits and ability to relieve muscle pain and tension.

  9. Drug - Wikipedia

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    Aspirin is a pharmaceutical drug often used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation. A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. [ 1 ]