Is salicylate same as salicylic acid? A salicylate isa salt or ester of salicylic acid. Salicylates are found naturally in some plants (such as white willow bark and wintergreen leaves) and are thought to protect the plant against insect damage and disease. Aspirin is a derivative of salicylic ...
Though sometimes Hoffmann is improperly given credit for the discovery of aspirin, he did understand that aspirin was an effective pain reliever that did not have the side effects of salicylic acid (it burned throats and upset stomachs).
A low-salicylate diet eliminates salicylates from food products, due to the unfavourable reaction of the human body to acetylsalicylic acid. Several fruits and vegetables, marinated or dried products, as well as honey, most of the spices, apple vinegar, nuts, fruit and vegetable juices, and fru...