Botanical Name | Gaultheria procumbens |
Common Name | Wintergreen Essential Oil. |
Country of Origin | Nepal,USA, China, Canada |
Solubility | Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils |
Specific Gravity | 1.1809 @ 72°F |
Optical Rotation | -0.15 |
Refrective Index | 1.5364 @ 72°F |
PlantPart | Leaf |
Bland With | Mints, narcissus, oregano, thyme, vanilla and ylang ylang. |
CAS No | 119-36-8 |
Flash Point | 84 °F |
Extraction Method | Steam Distilled |
The Wintergreen Oil offered by us is very much in demand because of its medicinal properties. A strong antidote against animal bites and insect bites, the oil is extracted from the native North American evergreen shrub. The active ingredient in wintergreen oil, methyl salicylate, is closely related to aspirin and has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. As such, products containing wintergreen oil are often used as an anti-inflammatory and topical pain reliever.
Wintergreen Essential Oil and Sweet Birch Essential Oil are both nearly identical in chemical composition and aroma; similarly, both have been used in traditional folk remedies. This tradition has led to the discovery of Methyl Salicylate, its main ingredient, as a pain reliever. Wintergreen is a traditional native North American remedy, used for aches and pains and to help breathing while hunting or carrying heavy loads. Gaultheria procumbens L. (eastern teaberry, checkerberry, American wintergreen, Ericaceae) is a small, low-growing, evergreen shrub native to northeastern North America and widely cultivated all through the Northern Hemisphere due to its ornamental and medicinal value. The most used plant organs of G. procumbens are the leaves, traditionally valued as anti-inflammatory and analgesic agents as well as a source of wintergreen essential oil. Methyl salicylate, constituting over 95% of the essential oil, and its glycosidic precursor—gaultherin—are the main representatives of salicylates, so far considered as the primary active constituents of Gaultheria plants. However, plant extracts are usually multi-component and their activity is rarely due to one, single constituent
Color : Pale Yellow To Reddish Brown Liquid @22 °C with Fresh Sweet Wintergreen odor,
Aroma : Sweet minty scent
menthyl salicylate and gaultherilene.
Wintergreen essential oil (Gaultheria procumbens), is used to remedy bloody wounds that are a result of dog bites, snakebites and insect bites. It is also used as a poultice and are good for boils, swellings, ulcers and old sores. The active ingredient in wintergreen oil, methyl salicylate, is closely related to aspirin and has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. As such, products containing wintergreen oil are often used as an anti-inflammatory and topical pain reliever.