O le salicylic acid ose mea taua tele mo vailaʻau lelei e pei o vailaʻau, manogi, vali ma mea faʻapipiʻi paʻu.
O lo'o fa'aaogaina le fale talavai e gaosia ai vaila'au antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic ma isi vaila'au, ae o lo'o fa'aaogaina le fale vali e gaosia ai vaila'au sa'o azo ma vaila'au mordant acid, fa'apea fo'i mea manogi.
O le salicylic acid o se mea taua faʻapipiʻi gaogao faʻaaogaina lautele i vailaʻau, vailaau faʻasaina, paʻu, vali, meaʻai, ma mea manogi.
I le falemaʻi vailaʻau, o vailaʻau autu e faʻaaogaina mo le gaosiga o le salicylic acid e aofia ai le sodium salicylate, wintergreen oil (methyl salicylate), aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), salicylamide, phenyl salicylate, ma isi.
