History of aspirin History of aspirin The history of aspirin (IUPAC name acetylsalicylic acid ) begins with its synthesis and manufacture in 1899. Before that, salicylic acid had been used medicinally since antiquity. Medicines made from willow and other salicylate-rich plants appear in clay tablets from ancient Sumer as well as the Ebers Papyrus from ancient Egypt. Hippocrates referred to their use of salicylic tea to reduce fevers around 400 BC, and were part of the pharmacopoeia of Western medicine in classical antiquity and the Middle Ages. Willow bark extract became recognized for its specific effects on fever, pain and inflammation in the
Bark at the Moon feature drummer Tommy Aldridge, who was a fixture of Osbourne's live band for several years in the early to mid-1980s. He was fired after the recording of the album and briefly replaced by Carmine Appice, but returned mid-tour after Appice was removed by the Osbournes. When asked why Aldridge was brought back, Osbourne told "Hit Parader" magazine in early 1984 "For health reasons. He (Appice) was making me sick." Nonetheless, Appice did appear in the popular music video for the "Bark at the Moon" single. "Bark at the Moon" was re-issued again in 2002, although this version was actually a