August 10...Felix Hoffmann and Aspirin

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 181. This time we examine the year 1897 as German Pharmacist Felix Hoffmann synthesizes a stable form of acetylsalicylic acid, the main ingredient in Aspirin, for medicinal application  . 

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Hoffmann

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alleviate

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/salicin

https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/herb/willow-bark#:~:text=The%20bark%20of%20white%20willow,inflammatory%20effects%20of%20the%20herb

http://scihi.org/felix-hoffmann-aspirin/#:~:text=On%20August%2010%2C%201897%2C%20German,under%20the%20trade%20name%20Aspirin

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rheumatism

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/salicin#:~:text=Salicin%20is%20a%20glycoside%20obtained,the%20barks%20of%20the%20Salicaceae

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Photo: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Hoffmann#/media/File:Felix_Hoffman.jpg