- Sodium ferulate
Sodium ferulate (SF, or 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-cinnamate), a
salt offerulic acid , is a drug used intraditional Chinese medicine for treatment ofcardiovascular andcerebrovascular diseases and to preventthrombosis . It is found in the root of "Angelica sinensis ". It is considered safe and effective. [Wang BH, Ou-Yang JP, "Pharmacological actions of sodium ferulate in cardiovascular system", "Cardiovasc Drug Rev", 2005, 23(2), 161-172. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16007232&dopt=Abstract Abstract] ] Fact|date=August 2008Kraft Foods has patented the use of sodium ferulate to mask theaftertaste of theartificial sweetener acesulfame potassium . [ [http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=5336513 United States Patent 5,336,513] ]References
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