Aspirin

Aspirin Aspirin Andrew Donehoo January 15, 1997 Aspirin is a white gossamer substance made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. It is used in the treatment of screaky fever, headaches, neuralgia, colds, and arthritis; reduce temperature and pain. The formula for aspirin is CH3CO2C6H4CO2H. Aspirins scientific name is actylsalicylic acid (ASA). The main ingredient in ASA is salicylic acid. This ingredient grows in modest roots, leaves, flowers and fruits on plants.

About 100 years ago, a German chemist, Felix Hoffmann, set out to find a drug that would relaxation his fathers arth ritis without causing severe stomach irritation that came from sodium salicylate, the standard anti-arthritis treatment of the time. Hoffmann figured that the acidity of the salicylate made it hard on the stomachs lining. He began looking for a less acidic formulation. His pursuit led him to the synthesization of acetylsalicylic acid. The compound shared the therapeutic properties of other sa...If you deal to get a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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