Use of ferulic acid for treating hypertension

摘要

A method for treating hypertension, a cardiac disease, or a cerebrovascular disease comprising administration of ferulic acid or a salt thereof, to a subject in need of treatment. Ferulic acid or salt thereof itself may be used as the only active antihypertensive ingredient in a therapeutic composition of the present invention. Alternatively, the therapeutic composition may comprise a diglyceride composition in combination with at least one compound selected from ferulic acid, a salt thereof and a ferulic ester.