05-23-2007
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Botanic salt for high BP patients
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New Delhi, May 20: Good news for people suffering from high blood pressure. A botanic salt that checks the level of sodium chloride in the blood has been prepared.
The salt, Saloni-K, has been prepared by the Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute (CSMCRI) at Bhavnagar in Gujarat.
It is a mixture of potassium chloride and sodium chloride derived organically from the seaweed 'Kappaphycus alvarezii' and the plant 'Salicornia brachiata'.
"It is for the first time that a plant and a seaweed have been used for preparing a salt which is low in sodium content. It is an organic salt rich in potassium, which is best for the blood pressure patients," CSMCRI Director P K Ghosh told newspersons.
Last week, CSMCRI got a US patent for the salt and is planning to launch the product in the market soon.
"We will soon give the licence for manufacturing the salt on a large scale so that it is available in the market," Ghosh said.
The salt contains 30 per cent potassium chloride and 65 per cent sodium chloride, that helps maintain the blood pressure. "The potassium chloride content in the salt helps in slackening muscles and thus reducing the effect of sodium chloride which causes high blood pressure," he said.
The cost of manufacturing organic potassium salt is also less than the other potassium chloride-based salt available in the market for blood pressure patients.
The CSMCRI has patented low sodium salt and vegetable salt 'Saloni', which are also potassium-enriched and good for blood pressure patients.
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