Not sure. The leaves are supposed to taste minty if you chew them, though. Never tried mine, I'll admit. I just tracked mine down last spring, as it inhabits the same space as my little faux lady's slipper.
Look carefully, mostly bottom right, and you'll see it amongst my Gaywings. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bpXGdgpvdyw/TbnrR-oiA-I/AAAAAAAAGwo/CIKXGGXXXhk/s1600/100_3246%2B%25282%2529.JPG
And in Oak Park. Whole Chicago area, I guess. One of the four "headline" stories on the Sun-Times web site was about two rescued eagles (fledglings when their nest got blown down in a spring windstorm) being released in Starved Rock Stat3e Park.
Oil of Wintergreen is mostly methyl salicylate, a very old-timey external analgesic, related to aspirin (and also to the salicylic acid in willow bark). Too rough on the stomach to take internally, but still common in liniments. (Liniments? Musta been a geezer who said that...) Typical components are camphor, menthol, and methyl salicylate (the more the better). Bet-U-Lol was great stuff, it had chloral hydrate as well. But it disappeared with so many other old patent medicines when the feds wanted its efficacy proven.
Howard's firstiest!
ReplyDeleteAnd your plant is Wintergreen.
Ah, thanks, puddle! You're also first!!
ReplyDeleteAccordingly, I changed the title out front. :-)
ReplyDelete(Is this the plant that's used for flavouring or just a plant of the same name?)
Not sure. The leaves are supposed to taste minty if you chew them, though. Never tried mine, I'll admit. I just tracked mine down last spring, as it inhabits the same space as my little faux lady's slipper.
ReplyDeleteLook carefully, mostly bottom right, and you'll see it amongst my Gaywings.
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Quiet right here in River City. . . .
ReplyDeleteAnd in Oak Park. Whole Chicago area, I guess. One of the four "headline" stories on the Sun-Times web site was about two rescued eagles (fledglings when their nest got blown down in a spring windstorm) being released in Starved Rock Stat3e Park.
ReplyDeleteApparently I got "Guested" earlier today. Let's see if I can figure out how to undo that.
ReplyDeleteBetter yet?
ReplyDeleteThere! Whoo! =BACK!=
ReplyDeleteYep!
ReplyDeleteHurrah! Kudos to all who made that possible!!
ReplyDeleteThere it is, near the bottom especially. Thanks!! :-)
ReplyDeleteWelcome home! Wish I could figure out why it happens. . . .
ReplyDeleteI think it has something to do with browser cookies or history getting deleted, although why *that* happens remains a mystery to me.
ReplyDeleteOil of Wintergreen is mostly methyl salicylate, a very old-timey external analgesic, related to aspirin (and also to the salicylic acid in willow bark). Too rough on the stomach to take internally, but still common in liniments. (Liniments? Musta been a geezer who said that...) Typical components are camphor, menthol, and methyl salicylate (the more the better). Bet-U-Lol was great stuff, it had chloral hydrate as well. But it disappeared with so many other old patent medicines when the feds wanted its efficacy proven.
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