Question

b.) Oil of wintergreen is commonly administered on the skin to relieve aches and pains. Overdose of these agents leads to toxic effects, including breathing difficulty Explain why oil of wintergreen is easily absorbed through the skin at pH 7.4.

Answer 1

Wintergreen Oil action: As natural and antiseptic, when applied directly to the skin, the applicable parts of winter green are the leaf and oil. when freshly harvested, the plant contains gaultheria that changes into methyl salicylate as the plant is dried the leaves contain 0.5%- 0.8% wintergreen oil, methyl salicylate 10 ml 2.5% formula wintergreen oil were to be applied all at once to the skin and totally absorbed, when its applied to the skin including tissue its easily absorbed in the skin its equally matches Body level Ph of 7.3 to 7.5 winter green oil analgesic properties.