Pain relieving and anti-inflammatory properties of aspirin are due to salicylic acid, which serves as a major component of it. According to a new study, human body might have the ability to produce its own Salicylic acid.

In some previous studies, the presence of salicylic acid has been noticed in the blood of those people who were not taking aspirin, particularly in the blood of vegetarians.  It makes sense, as salicylic acid is found in many vegetables and fruits.

In their study, the UK researchers gave benzoic acid to the participants of the study. Benzoic acid is another substance found in many vegetables and fruits and human body uses for salicylic acid production. The researchers found that the participants could make their own salicylic acid, but the its production levels were different in different people.

A new research has been claimed by the scientists in United Kingdom. According to them, evidences have been found that human body is capable of producing SA. SA is the material that is formed when the body breaks down aspirin. It is very well known in its pain-relieving and inflammation effects. According to the study scheduled for the Dec 24 issue of ACS’ biweekly Journal of ‘Agriculture and Food Chemistry’, in a new class of bioregulators, SA may be the first.

In some previous findings, Gwendoline Baxter, Ph. D and his colleagues found that SA is an agent that comes from diet since it is immensely found in fruits and vegetables. Also, SA is found in the blood of those people who have not used aspirin recently. It was also found that the levels of patients taking low dose of aspirin matched with the levels of vegetarians.