Salicin from  meadowsweet was used in the synthesis of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), in 1899 by scientists at Bayer. Salicin tastes bitter like quinine.
Salicin, found in meadowsweet, was employed as an ingredient in the production of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) by scientists at Bayer in 1899. The taste of salicin is similar to that of quinine.