Methyl salicylate - again and again

December 28, 2003

(crossposted to another list, I'll try to share the info on both)

Hi

This is addressed to Butch in particular and everyone in general -- do you

have any citations about the potential dangers of methyl salicylate

*inhalation*? I have saved Butch's past posts about the wintergreen/bitch/

MS problems with toxicity, but someone I passed the posts on to pointed out

that there is a lot there about skin absorption and ingestion, but nothing

about inhalation. She wrote:

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Thank you so much, Anya. I'm always interested in your posts. Very well

thought out. (PS note to Butch -- the MS stuff I sent her was fully

accredited to you, and the av-at.com link included. I think she's talking

about my posts on the herb list.)

As you said, the post didn't say anything about inhalation.

Cannot find any references but, since inhalation takes the molecules into

the brain as well as the lungs, I don't know why I cannot find anything. If

it's that bad for ingestion, it's gotta have a negative effect on some

people on inhalation.

As for wintergreen, I put it in my leg/feet massage mixture with peanut and

olive oils, eucalyptus, mint and lavender; patients love it but it keeps me

awake at night if I do more than three in a day. Had lowered the EO % so I

can sleep the nights of busy days....unless I had extra paperwork to do.

Looks like I'll stop that now, thanks to the information you sent me.

Have a wonderful 2004. Lynn

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