Wintergreen

Feb 17, 2025

Wintergreen

  • Wintergreen is used for headaches, flatulence, and fever. Usually, wintergreen is found in food or candy. It has also been cited to treat low back pain when formulated as an oil. Possible side effects of wintergreen include lack of appetite, lethargy, and gastrointestinal irritation.

  • Wintergreen interacts with a variety of drugs, including etodolac, ibuprofen, ketorolac, methotrexate, metformin, morphine, naproxen, nitrofurantoin, penicillin, tramadol, valacyclovir, and zidovudine.

  • If taken with aspirin, antithrombin III, or other blood thinners, then the individual will have significant increased risk of bleeding. This supplement also may worsen gastrointestinal inflammatory diseases and trigger salicylate allergies. Dosages are not reported.

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