ABSTRACT
The historical development of the salicylates is one of the classical stories in the field of pharmacognosy – i.e. of natural product-derived remedies giving rise to modern pharmacological agents. These drugs have proven an immensely successful class and have been a major impetus for the development of other anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic agents (Rainsford, 1984; Otterness, 1995).
