Pure Wintergreen Essential Oil (Gaultheria procumbens) Wintergreen Oil has a strong and cooling aroma. It invokes awareness and concentration as well as having many physical benefits. Wintergreen Oil contains 85-99% of m salicylate, the same component of . 30ml of Wintergreen Oil is equivalent to about 171 adult tablets or about 60 grams of . Birch and Wintergreen Oil are the only plants in the world that naturally contain m salicylate. It is documented that these Oils have cortisone-like effects that can relieve pain quickly. Birch and Wintergreen Oil were considered the best essential Oils for pain before synthetics were made in the early 1920s. It is used for angina, arteriosclerosis, arthritis, asthma, backache, bee stings, bleeding gums, blood clots, broken or fracture bone, bone pain, bronchitis, bunions, bursitis, cardiovascular conditions, carpal tunnel, Crohn's Disease, circulation disorders, colitis, connective tissue, cramps, disk deterioration, ear infection, edema, fatty liver, fever, fibromyalgia, gallstones, gingivitis, Grave's Disease, head cold, headache, hematoma, hemorrhoids, herniated disk, hepatitis, hives, hypertension, hyperthyroid, indigestion, inflammation, irritable bowel syndrome, itching, joint stiffness, kidney stones, ligament, lupus, lumbago, migraine, multiple sclerosis, mumps, muscles (sore or inflammed), muscle spasms, neck pain, nerve pain, neuritis, oral infection, rheumatism, tendonitis, lymphatic system detox, nausea, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, phelbitis, pleurisy, poison oak and ivy, polio, prostate, benign prostate hyperplasia (bph), prostatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, sciatica, scleroderma, scoliosis, sinus congestion, spider bite, spine injury, sprain, sore throat, toothaches, ulcer, urinary tract infection, wounds and varicose veins. It is mentally stimulating and increases attentiveness. The odor is its signature. It is interesting that this plant associates with many of our senses: smell, taste, touch and hearing (sound). Wintergreen Oil can penetrate deep within the body it can increase the vibration of the body and enhancing sound on all levels. The odor alone is said to do this. Because of this, it was used during spiritual ceremonies, especially where sound was used (meditations, chants, etc). It brought back harmony between the earth and its people through healing and awareness. This increase in vibration opens spiritual awareness and leads to introspection of divine and self love. This will be particular helpful to those who are very left brained (logical), and need to expand further into their intuitive side (right brain). It balances the heart and solar plexus chakras.