DESCRIPTION

Wintergreen Oil occurs as a colorless to yellow liquid with the characteristic odor and taste of wintergreen. It is obtained by maceration and subsequent distillation with steam from the leaves of Gualtheria procumbens L. (Fam. Ericaceae) or from the bark of Betula lenta L. (Fam. Betulaceae). It boils, with decomposition, between 219° and 224°. It is soluble in alcohol and in glacial acetic acid, and it is very slightly soluble in water.