Homebrew PCBs

On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:13:33 +0200, Gus S Calabrese <gsc@...>  
wrote:

> oil of wintergreen


Oleum Gaultheriae, Oil of Wintergreen. True Oil of Wintergreen; composed  
of about 96 per cent of methyl salicylate


Methyl salicylate (chemical formula C6H4(HO)COOCH3; also known as  
salicylic acid methyl ester, oil of wintergreen, betula oil, methyl ester)  
is a natural product of many species of plants. Some of the plants  
producing it are called wintergreens, hence the common name.

ST