Aspirin
InventorFelix Hoffmann (Bayer)
Year1897
CategoryMedicine
OriginGermany
About Aspirin
Hippocrates knew willow bark relieved pain 2,400 years earlier. Hoffmann synthesized acetylsalicylic acid at Bayer. Bayer trademarked the name Aspirin. Over 100 billion tablets are consumed annually. It prevents heart attacks and strokes at low doses.
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