ʻO ka waika salicylic kahi mea waiwai nui no nā kemika maikaʻi e like me nā lāʻau lapaʻau, nā mea ʻala, nā mea ʻulaʻula a me nā mea hoʻohui.
Hoʻohana ʻia ka ʻoihana lāʻau lapaʻau e hana i nā antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic a me nā lāʻau lapaʻau ʻē aʻe, ʻoiai ke hoʻohana ʻia ka ʻoihana dye e hana i nā dyes pololei a me nā dyes mordant acid, a me nā mea ʻala.
ʻO ka waikawa salicylic he mea waiwai nui synthetic raw material i hoʻohana nui ʻia i ka lāʻau lapaʻau, pesticide, rubber, dye, meaʻai, a me nā ʻoihana ʻala.
I ka ʻoihana lāʻau lapaʻau, ʻo nā lāʻau lapaʻau nui i hoʻohana ʻia no ka hana ʻana i ka salicylic acid ka sodium salicylate, wintergreen oil (methyl salicylate), aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), salicylamide, phenyl salicylate, etc.
