Ferulic acid is widely used in medicine, food, cosmetics and other fields because of it's anti-platelet aggregation, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and many other pharmacological effects. The study of the ferulic acid ester derivatives are very important in ferulic acid'molecule modification recently. The progress on the synthesis and pharmacological effects of ferulic acid ester derivatives is reviewed. Its significance lies in exploring new ferulic acid ester compounds and to increase ...