Gaultheria Procumbens

USA

steam distilled from twigs

conventional

Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) has a sweet, minty scent. The oil is distilled from the small evergreen herb's leaves. The refreshing, clean taste of wintergreen has made it a favorite in flavoring numerous products. Wintergreen contains the same active ingredient (methyl salicylate) as birch and is used in massage for soothing feelings of head tension and for muscles after exercising. Wintergreen has an approximate ORAC of 1,018,439 (TE/L)