[4CJ]

"Felix Hoffmann, of Bayer in Elberfeld, Germany created Heroin as a medicine 11 days after inventing Aspirin [Aug 1987].

NC REALITY CHECK! See http://www.chemheritage.org/EducationalServices/pharm/asp/fh.htm

An application for a German patent was rejected, because in fact acetylsalicylic acid was not a new substance, having been first synthesized in 1853 by French chemist Charles Gerhardt, in impure form, and later in crystalline form by German chemist Carl J. Kraut.

But even then, it was not a new discovery, only a concentration of the existng compound:

Hoffmann was searching for a medicine to ease his father's rheumatism pains when he acetylated salicylic acid, the active principle in salves and teas made from willow bark and certain other plant materials. Since antiquity, the pain-relieving and fever-reducing properties of willow bark were well known, and in the early nineteenth century, salicylic acid was isolated from it by several chemists.

[Heyworth]

And as I said, salicylic acid is different than aspirin. Watie didn't tell us that Grant was using willow bark tea, or willow bark salve. He wasn't even using acetylsalicylic acid as synthesized by the Gerhardt or Kraut, since those weren't developed into a product. No, what Watie said was that Grant was taking aspirin.

But since you've selected that particular source, which does nothing to contradict anything I've said, I'll point out that the same source exposes Watie's fabrication about the invention of heroin. "Like aspirin, heroin had already been discovered in 1874 by English chemist C.R.A. Wright,"

[Heyworth]

And why are you pinging nolu chan?

[stand watie]

once more, the American Indians had (i suspect by ACCIDENT)"discovered" aspirin HUNDREDS of years before Europeans came to this country. it is a NATURALLY occurring part of the bark of weeping willow trees.

and what i posted about Dr Morton being the "inventor" of the chemical formula we NOW call heroin is ALSO correct.

all the evasions, arrogant ignorance, knowing lies & other NONSENSE by the "other side" does NOT change those FACTS!

the "other side" just HATES the truth, especially when they are shown to be ignorant, or worse yet,KNOWINGLY posting FICTION.

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