[gerdesj]

So what we have learned here is that whilst many years ago 8-30+ g daily dosage was either routine or at least proscribed in some cases, the routine upper limit is now much reduced because the side effects of taking Salicylate in such huge doses are worse than the symptoms or conditions that it was prescribed for.

However, it may be possible that the stuff might (in huge doses) cure or at least reduce something even worse than its own side effects. Then you are in the realms of a simple risk assessment where the failure mode is pretty horrid but that has to be weighed up against the alternatives if they even exist - all of which ... well you get the idea.

(IANAD)