# Aspirin and Plants

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspirin-and-plants/193219>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 5, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspirin-and-plants/193219 "2003-08-05T22:37:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![gypsymoth3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@gypsymoth3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gypsymoth3)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspirin-and-plants/193219/1 "2003-08-05T22:37:02Z")

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i heard somewhere that aspirin (i think.) helps plants… but how? i know soda (such as 7UP) is supposed to give the plant sugar and egg shells are supposed to supply protein… (i think.) but what’s special about aspirin?

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspirin-and-plants/193219/2 "2003-08-06T04:37:19Z")

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Use [Google](http://www.google.com) and search using “aspirin plants” (without the quotes).

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**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2003, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspirin-and-plants/193219/3 "2003-08-06T07:01:37Z")

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Check [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=189384), I put in a link to a published study.