A closer look
The foundation of the multi-billion-dollar aspirin industry traces directly back to an ancient botanical remedy used by the Egyptians and Sumerians thousands of years ago. Stripping the bark off specific willow trees and brewing it into a bitter tea releases salicin, a powerful natural anti-inflammatory compound that aggressively blocks pain receptors. Modern chemists simply took nature's recipe, buffered it to prevent agonizing stomach ulcers, and mass-produced the ultimate hangover cure.
