SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND & REFERENCES

Ingredient and Formulation Overview

Feru-guard® is a Japanese-formulated food supplement containing ferulic acid, Garden Angelica (Angelica archangelica) extract, Vitamin C and Vitamin E. This page provides background information on selected ingredients in the Feru-guard® formulation and related published literature. Vitamin C contributes to the normal functioning of the nervous system, to normal psychological function and to the normal function of the immune system. Vitamin C and Vitamin E contribute to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
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Selected Ingredients
Ferulic acid, Garden Angelica, Vitamin C and Vitamin E
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FORMULATION OVERVIEW

Feru-guard® combines ferulic acid, Garden Angelica (Angelica archangelica) extract, Vitamin C and Vitamin E in a Japanese-formulated composition. Ferulic acid is a plant-derived compound found in plant materials and foods, and Garden Angelica is a botanical ingredient in the formulation. This page presents ingredient and formulation background in a technical, non-promotional format, together with selected references for general scientific context.

SELECTED INGREDIENT BACKGROUND

Ferulic Acid

Ferulic acid (FA), or 3-methoxy-4-hydroxycinnamic acid, is a plant-derived compound found in plant cell walls, including in cereal grains. In Feru-guard®, it is included alongside Garden Angelica (Angelica archangelica) extract, Vitamin C and Vitamin E as part of the Japanese-formulated composition.

Garden Angelica

Garden Angelica (Angelica archangelica) extract is a botanical ingredient in the Feru-guard® formulation. Together with ferulic acid, Vitamin C and Vitamin E, it forms part of the product’s selected ingredient profile.

Vitamins C & E

Vitamin C and Vitamin E are included in specified amounts in the Feru-guard® formulation. Vitamin C contributes to the normal functioning of the nervous system, to normal psychological function, and to the normal function of the immune system. Vitamin C and Vitamin E contribute to the protection of cells from oxidative stress, and Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of Vitamin E.
Vitamin C contributes to:
  • the normal functioning of the nervous system
  • normal psychological function
  • the normal function of the immune system
  • the protection of cells from oxidative stress
  • the regeneration of the reduced form of Vitamin E

Vitamin E contributes to:
  • the protection of cells from oxidative stress

FORMULATION AND DAILY SERVING COMPOSITION

Each daily serving of Feru-guard® contains 200 mg of ferulic acid and 40 mg of Garden Angelica extract, together with Vitamin C and Vitamin E in specified amounts. Please refer to the product label for exact ingredient quantities, recommended daily intake, warnings and storage instructions.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

For product information including ingredients, recommended daily intake, warnings and storage instructions, please refer to the product label and product information section.

HOW TO USE THIS PAGE

This page is intended as a technical background resource for visitors who want a clearer view of the Feru-guard® formulation and selected published literature relating to its ingredients. It should be read together with the product label and product information section.

RESEARCH CONTEXT

This page provides technical background on selected ingredients contained in the Feru-guard® formulation and a limited set of publicly available references. The references included here are presented for general scientific context and are not intended to provide an exhaustive review of the literature. Some publications discuss individual ingredients rather than the Feru-guard® formulation as a whole. For product information including ingredients, recommended daily intake, warnings and storage instructions, please refer to the product label and product information section.

selected References

The references below are provided as background reading on selected ingredients contained in the Feru-guard® formulation and on the EU framework for nutrition and health claims. Readers seeking a fuller understanding of the published scientific and regulatory literature should consult the original sources directly.

Regulatory Framework
  • European Commission. Nutrition and health claims.
  • European Commission. EU Register of health claims.
  • EFSA. Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to vitamin C and contribution to normal psychological functions, regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E, maintenance of the normal function of the immune system, and protection of DNA, proteins and lipids from oxidative damage.
  • EFSA. Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to vitamin E and protection of DNA, proteins and lipids from oxidative damage.
Background Ingredient Literature

Graf, E. (1992). Antioxidant potential of ferulic acid. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 13(6), 435–448.

Zduńska, K., Dana, A., Kołodziejczak, A., & Rotsztejn, H. (2018). Antioxidant Properties of Ferulic Acid and its Possible Application. Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 31, 332–336.