Chemicals and Drugs

Salicylic Acid

A compound obtained from the bark of the white willow and wintergreen leaves. It has bacteriostatic, fungicidal, and keratolytic actions.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A compound obtained from the bark of the white willow and wintergreen leaves. It has bacteriostatic, fungicidal, and keratolytic actions.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C7H6O3
Molecular Weight
138.12 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
69-72-7
IUPAC Name
2-hydroxybenzoic acid
InChIKey
YGSDEFSMJLZEOE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC=C(C(=C1)C(=O)O)O
MeSH Unique ID
D020156
Source
PubChem CID 338

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Drug Class

Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • 2-Hydroxybenzoic Acid
  • o-Hydroxybenzoic Acid
  • ortho-Hydroxybenzoic Acid
  • 2 Hydroxybenzoic Acid
  • Acid, 2-Hydroxybenzoic
  • Acid, Salicylic
  • Acid, o-Hydroxybenzoic
  • Acid, ortho-Hydroxybenzoic
  • o Hydroxybenzoic Acid
  • ortho Hydroxybenzoic Acid

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

SALICYLIC ACIDS see SALICYLATES is also available

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History Note

1999; use SALICYLIC ACID (NM) 1981-1998

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Previous Indexing

  • Salicylic Acids (1981-1998)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. D02w.241w.223.100.300.595w.608w
  2. D02w.241w.511w.390.595w.608w
  3. D02w.455w.426w.559w.389.127.281.595w.608w
  4. D02w.455w.426w.559w.389.657w.410.595w.608w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Salicylic Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020156. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020156
  2. Salicylic Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicylic_acid
  3. Salicylic Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193572
  4. Salicylic Acid. In: PubChem Compound. CID 338. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/338