Translations:Folate/10/en

Folate was discovered between 1931 and 1943. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.> In 2021, it was the 77th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 8 million prescriptions. The term "folic" is from the Latin word folium (which means leaf) because it was found in dark-green leafy vegetables.