Properties

Wintergreen essential oil is probably the best muscle and joint painkiller in the entire pharmacopoeia. It owes its reputation as a powerful painkiller and anti-inflammatory agent to its high content of natural methyl salicylate. 

Its analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties soothe many painful conditions almost instantly: cramps, contractures, sports injuries, osteoarthritis, arthritis, migraines and more. Like aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, Wintergreen inhibits the formation of prostaglandins responsible for inflammation.

Dr. Clark uses wintergreen oil in a number of his skin care recipes. This essential oil is a mysterious aid that needs further research, as it seems, according to Dr. Clark, to promote the reduction of tumors to "modify them in the form of liquid cysts". (The Cure For All Advanced Cancers).

Recommended dosage

External use: For sprains, tendinopathy, cramps, muscle soreness, muscle strains: dilute 3 drops of wintergreen EO in 30 drops of arnica or hazelnut vegetable oil. Massage into painful areas, up to 3 times a day. Wintergreen EO is irritating, and should be diluted up to 10% in a vegetable oil before application to the skin. Do not apply to damaged skin (cuts, wounds, irritation, etc.).

Internal use: 3 drops, one to three times a day maximum (do not exceed this dosage). Placing in an empty capsule or on bread is the easiest way to take wintergreen oil. Do not take this essential oil internally for long periods (maximum 8 consecutive days).