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Captain Hook · 03-28-2006, 09:37 AM

Today I read an article about aspirin and plants & it was interesting enough that I thought I would share it with ya'll.

Essentially, the article said that when plants are stressed, they produce acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) naturally as a defense mechanism. If that's the case, it seems to me that it would made sense to experiment with the use of aspirin as a way to strengthen a plants immune system.

The directions in the article were to dissolve one tablet (350 mg) of aspirin in a very small amount of apple cider vinegar... then add the concoction to a gallon of water. Spray it on the plants during dark hours or early in the morning, with applications being approx. once every 3-4 weeks.

I have never seen anyone do this, but maybe someone here will want to try it out! Personally, I would think using plain RO'd water and no vinegar at all would be a better route to take. This might be a great way to treat plants that are mildly sick or recovering from a nasty bug infestation.

Just a few thoughts... if anyone tries this out please come back to the thread and write about your experience.

High Seas (of green!)
Cap'n Hook

RuralRoute420 · 03-28-2006, 06:39 PM

i've read that you can use aspirin as a rooting hormone for cuttings....something about the willowbark(or something) that is used to make aspirin, sorry for being off-subject

AlexanderS · 03-28-2006, 11:07 PM

interesting idea

Desiderata · 03-29-2006, 08:28 AM

Everyday I learn something new here at IC Mag, that opens my mind alittle more. I love it!

There used to be an aspirin tonic for our girls in one of Ed's or Jorge's books for lowering PH also. Anyone remember? Oh well, it's not very popular. My books are at the shop with all my seeds and stuff. Next chance I'll find it..........on the aspirin subject.

Peace brothers and sisters!

mean mr.mustard · 03-29-2006, 08:40 AM

Salicylic acid is the active ingredient in aspirin. Acetic acid is vinegar. I think that RO water wouldn't produce acetosalicylic acid. But I could understand your fear of vinegar

Me, I'd stay away from the whole damn mess lol....

Captain Hook · 03-29-2006, 09:19 AM

I agree... never said that I was going to try it lol... just thought it was something interesting to post. I should think that if it was a "miracle fix all" it would be something that everyone has heard about/is talking about.

Something for discussion at least.
Cap'n

MynameStitch · 03-30-2006, 05:55 AM

this is very inresting but i would never recomennd spraying your plants at dark that will contribute to higher RH levels which cause problems if its in flowering

can cause other problems in veg also but the major damage would be caused in flowering when buds are growing

i wish i could try that......

BOZWELL · 03-31-2006, 05:33 PM

dont do it I gave a plant and asprin 300mg ..white lables white skunk..over the next 3 days it witherd and died

OXOSSI · 04-09-2006, 09:58 PM

What dosage did u use?

zamalito · 04-09-2006, 10:39 PM

I have an old ed rosenthal book that says to use aspirin to cause sex reversal for breeding all female seeds. So I wouldn't do it unless you were experimanting to produce female pollen. Organic growers have been using willow rood bark as a rooting hormone for quite some time. Salicylates come from the latin word salix meaning aspirin. The greeks including aristotle used extract of willow and poplar bark in the treatment of pain gout and other illness. In the 1800s the active ingredient of these preparations was isolated as salycilic acid. In the 1890s bayer (also made zyclon b nerve gas for the nazis invented heroin and owns gw pharm producer of thc/cbd inhaler) close to 1900 bayer toyed with the salycilic acid molecule and invented acetylsalicylic acid which is aspirin a name derived from acetyl and spiralic acid (the old name for salicylic acid)

03-28-2006, 09:37 AM	#1
Captain Hook Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 126	Aspirin for plants! Today I read an article about aspirin and plants & it was interesting enough that I thought I would share it with ya'll. Essentially, the article said that when plants are stressed, they produce acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin) naturally as a defense mechanism. If that's the case, it seems to me that it would made sense to experiment with the use of aspirin as a way to strengthen a plants immune system. The directions in the article were to dissolve one tablet (350 mg) of aspirin in a very small amount of apple cider vinegar... then add the concoction to a gallon of water. Spray it on the plants during dark hours or early in the morning, with applications being approx. once every 3-4 weeks. I have never seen anyone do this, but maybe someone here will want to try it out! Personally, I would think using plain RO'd water and no vinegar at all would be a better route to take. This might be a great way to treat plants that are mildly sick or recovering from a nasty bug infestation. Just a few thoughts... if anyone tries this out please come back to the thread and write about your experience. High Seas (of green!) Cap'n Hook Last edited by Captain Hook; 03-28-2006 at 09:40 AM..
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03-28-2006, 06:39 PM	#2
RuralRoute420 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: BFE Posts: 686	. i've read that you can use aspirin as a rooting hormone for cuttings....something about the willowbark(or something) that is used to make aspirin, sorry for being off-subject
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03-28-2006, 11:07 PM	#3
AlexanderS Toaster Repair Specialist Join Date: May 2004 Location: home Posts: 223	interesting idea
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03-29-2006, 08:28 AM	#4
Desiderata Bodhisattva of the Earth Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Cosmos Posts: 1,710	Everyday I learn something new here at IC Mag, that opens my mind alittle more. I love it! There used to be an aspirin tonic for our girls in one of Ed's or Jorge's books for lowering PH also. Anyone remember? Oh well, it's not very popular. My books are at the shop with all my seeds and stuff. Next chance I'll find it..........on the aspirin subject. Peace brothers and sisters! __________________ __________________ “Being happy doesn't mean everything is perfect. It means you have decided to see beyond the imperfections. "....TooFat.... "We need courage to become happy, to triumph over life’s trials, to help others, and to take action for peace and justice..." _________________ R.I.P Elemental
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03-29-2006, 08:40 AM	#5
mean mr.mustard I Pass Satellites Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overturning Pebbles and Upending All the Animals Alight Posts: 6,418	Salicylic acid is the active ingredient in aspirin. Acetic acid is vinegar. I think that RO water wouldn't produce acetosalicylic acid. But I could understand your fear of vinegar Me, I'd stay away from the whole damn mess lol.... __________________ Life's most persistent and urgent question is, "What are you doing for others?" - Martin Luther King Jr. People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent. - Bob Dylan Be good and you will be lonely. - Mark Twain How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. - Anne Frank
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03-29-2006, 09:19 AM	#6
Captain Hook Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 126	I agree... never said that I was going to try it lol... just thought it was something interesting to post. I should think that if it was a "miracle fix all" it would be something that everyone has heard about/is talking about. Something for discussion at least. Cap'n
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03-31-2006, 05:33 PM	#8
BOZWELL Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: at the gym on the squat rack Posts: 921	dont do it I gave a plant and asprin 300mg ..white lables white skunk..over the next 3 days it witherd and died
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04-09-2006, 09:58 PM	#9
OXOSSI Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 227	What dosage did u use?
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04-09-2006, 10:39 PM	#10
zamalito Guest Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Above the clouds Posts: 1,516	I have an old ed rosenthal book that says to use aspirin to cause sex reversal for breeding all female seeds. So I wouldn't do it unless you were experimanting to produce female pollen. Organic growers have been using willow rood bark as a rooting hormone for quite some time. Salicylates come from the latin word salix meaning aspirin. The greeks including aristotle used extract of willow and poplar bark in the treatment of pain gout and other illness. In the 1800s the active ingredient of these preparations was isolated as salycilic acid. In the 1890s bayer (also made zyclon b nerve gas for the nazis invented heroin and owns gw pharm producer of thc/cbd inhaler) close to 1900 bayer toyed with the salycilic acid molecule and invented acetylsalicylic acid which is aspirin a name derived from acetyl and spiralic acid (the old name for salicylic acid)
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