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ASHITABA

ASHITABA
scientificname:Angelica Keiskei Koidzmi
isanAsianherbbelongingtothesamegenusasAngelica
SinensisakaJapanese/ChineseAngelica.ThenameAngelica
comesfromtheLatinnameforangelandwasgiventothisherb
becauseofitsgodlyeffects,namelyitsextraordinaryabilityto
slowtheagingprocess.

Iftheleaveswerepickedtoday,itwouldblossomagain
tomorrow;thatstheregenerativepowerofAshitaba.Ashitaba
namecomesfromtheJapanesewordstomorrow
leaf.AshitabahasbeenusedinJapan(EdoPeriodof
15thCentury)andChina(MingDynastyinearly15thCentury)as
medicinalherbsduetoitspowerofsupplyingvital
nutrients.Chalcones,organiccompoundscalledflavonoids,
foundinAshitabaconferpotentantioxidantactivityexceeding
thatofredwine,greentea,orsoy.

Ashitabaisaremarkableplantexhibitingthebenefitsofboth
landandmarineplants.Itisadietarytreasure,containingeleven
vitamins,thirteenminerals,chlorophyll,enzymes,carotene,
germanium,saponins,proteins,plantfibers,glycosides,
coumarins,andanuniqueandrareclassofflavonoids
calledchalcones.

Ashitabaishighinchlorophyll,alsocalled"GreenBlood",
becauseithasasimilarmolecularstructuretothatofourblood.
Ithelpstheinternalorgans,thestomach,andthebrainwork
betterandhasexhibitedantiallergyactions.Naturalorganic
germanium,inAshitaba,isknowntopromoteproductionof
Interferonwhichisadefensivematerialproducedbyourbodyto
preventvirusesandbacteriasfrompenetratingintoour
cells.Germaniumisvaluableinthepurificationofbloodby
keepingawayharmfulhydrogenionsintheblood,creatingan
alkalinePH,increasingoxygen,andbyactivatingbloodcell
replacements.
ResearchpublishedinNutraceuticalsWorld,Sept2002,
astonishinglyshowedthatAshitabaoutperformedallother
herbsincludinggreenteathatweretestedfortheirantioxidant
potentialbasedontheORACguide(OxygenRadical
AbsorbanceCapacity).
AshitabaplantspossessphenoliccompoundsactiveasanAnti
Oxidant,AntiInflammatory,AntiTurmorigenic,Anti
Carcinogenic,AntiMicrobial,andaDetoxifier.The
BiomedicalGroupofTakaraShuzofoundthatthepowerful
compoundscontainedinAshitabacanenhanceproduction
ofNerveGrowthFactor(NGF),which,isanincredible
process.NGFisabiologicalsubstancewhichisessentialinthe
developmentandsurvivalofcertainneuronsinboththecentral
andperipheralnervoussystems.
Inonestudy,using1%Ashitabadrypowders,a20%increase
ofNGFconcentrationwasnotedafteronlyfourdays!

OntheJapaneseislandofHachijo,residentshaveAshitabaas
partoftheirdiet,andtypicallyhavesomeofthelongestlife
spansonearth.Theplanthasbeenanintegralpartofthediet
onthisislandforhundredsofyears,andistheonlyknownplant

tocontainasubstancescalledchalcones ,discoveredwhen
scientistsbegantoanalyzethedietandenvironmentinorderto
determinethereasonsforthehealthandlongevityobserved.
Ashitabaishistoricallyreferredtolocallybytheresidentsofthe
island as the"longevity herb",and is one of natures most
dynamicnutritionalfoodsources,andhasavastspectrumof
otherbeneficialpropertieswhichaugmentanumberofsystems
inthebody,especiallytheimmunesystemandthecirculatory
system.

Ashitabamayhelpto:

Promotebloodcleansing&circulation
Reducebloodpressure
Regulatecholesterollevel
Regulatebloodsugarlevel
Reducejoint&muscularpain
Enhanceliver&kidneyfunction
Supportdigestive&G.I.health
Antiviral&antibacterialactions
Suppresscellgrowthabnormalities
Inhibitgeneralinflammation
Strengthentheimmunesystem
Relievesmoothmusclespasmsinthearteries&
bronchialtubes
 Enhancesmoothbowelmovements
Removetoxicwastesfrombody
Improvevisualacuity
Perimenopausalrelief
Smootherskintexture
Aidnaturalsleepcycles