I have previously posted about Gynura Procumbens.
A plant that has numerous benefits for our body. We stumbled upon this
plant in our search for Ashitaba plant. Some mistakenly named Gynura
Procumbens as the Ashitaba Plant. Their leaves might be the same but a
closer look would prove it otherwise. The ridges of the leaves are more
pronounced in Ashitaba plant than in Gynura Procumbens. Now , before I
delve deeper, let me tell you more about the tomorrow leaf- Ashitaba.
Ashitaba | Tomorrow Leaf
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| Ashitaba |
What is Ashitaba?
Ashitaba
(Angelica Keiskei Koidzumi), also called DON QUI, a native in the
Japanese island of Hachijo (Longevity Island). Ashitaba is also known as
Tomorrow leaf and sometimes longevity herb because of its ability to
reproduce a leaf on a daily basis. Angelica is latin for Angel. It
connotes godly or heavenly effects.
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| Ashitaba imported from Singapore |
Searching for Ashitaba plant here in the Philippines might lead you no where or in our case to Gynura Procumbens.
A family friend living in Singapore recently brought back with her a
few stem of Ashitaba for transplanting. But it never propagate. Is it
because of the soil, the weather or the watering of the plant? I don't
know.
Luckily,
an SIL of mine went back to Singapore a few weeks ago and brought back
with her a lot of Ashitaba to transplant. All the plants are now in the
care of my other SIL whose helper apparently have green thumbs. So,
let's see what's going to happen with the plant.
Benefits of Ashitaba:
Ashitaba is an antioxidant. It is a superfood with a rare class of flavonoids called Chalcone.
Chalcone
function: purifies blood, strenghtens immune system, monitors
cholesterol level, regulates blood pressure, suppresses acid secretion,
prevents thrombus, suppresses cytophy, antibacterial, prevents cancer,
and promotes metabolism. Source.
Organic Ashitaba
Superfood
I hope this simple post will be of great help.
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