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2024-07-29 19:19:11

Shifa on Nostr: (2/2) Fun fact is that meadowsweet contains salicylic acid. While the contemporary ...

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Fun fact is that meadowsweet contains salicylic acid. While the contemporary botanical name of its genus is Filipendula, it used to be called Spiraea, which gave its name to... Aspirin. Second fun fact is that you also find this organic compound in willow (genus Salix), which gave the name to salicylic acid.

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