Ashitaba whose official name is Angelica Keiskei Koidzmi was discovered in Hachijo Island in Japan. This island is near the Pacific Ocean about 290km south of Tokyo. Through the years of research about ashitaba, it has been found that that this herb can produce godly effects. One of its benefits is that it slows down the aging process. Thus the plant has been named as Angelica (Latin for “angel”) belonging to the same genus as Angelica Sinensis.
How to Solve Skin Complaints with Ashitaba
You can massage tired body parts like the shoulders and the back of your neck with ashitaba for it also acts as an anti-inflammatory pain reliever. Inside the stems and the roots of ashitaba, you will find a sticky yellow juice gushing out. This juice readily flows topically to treat a host of skin conditions. The plant’s juice can be applied to cysts, boils and pustules to speed healing.
If you are tired and have body pains, you can apply this juice like an ordinary lotion. Ashitaba extracts are non-greasy. When penetrated deeply into your skin, muscle strains will be soothed as well as nerve pains. They are rich in vitamins and minerals with medicinal qualities and can also be used as a skin tonic and to heal wounds and to control the skin’s natural aging effects.
Ashitaba as a Skin Tonic to Heal Wounds
Ashitaba contains potent anti-oxidants, anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal properties. Its organic herbal extracts have been used in Asia for thousands of years as a skin tonic. What’s more, the same leaves are used for healing wounds as they can speed up the healing process of infections from insect bites. More aptly, ashitaba is used as a good insect repellent. It also protects the skin from sun damage, planters’ warts and athletes’ foot.
Ashitaba’s anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties can calm patches of red and skin irritation. The good news is that because it is very natural, ashitaba works great for all skin types including sensitive skin.
Furthermore, Ashitaba is counted as a good cleanser that is high in antioxidant flavonoids content. These flavonoids are also called chalcones which reduce the the cell damage caused by free radicals and increase overall blood circulation. You know when blood circulates well in your system, acne, scrapes, cuts and other bites can be healed faster.
Ashitaba to Control Skin Aging
The green leaves of ashitaba can be applied directly to the skin to exfoliate the dead skin cells that cause a dull complexion and clogged pores. When you apply ashitaba every day, the juice from the leaves will leave your skin feeling soft and silky. What results is a wrinkle-free skin that is smooth, supple and nourished. And as mentioned, because it guards the skin against the UV rays from the sun and in addition protects the organs from destructive free radicals, skin can regenerate well hence the process of skin aging is slowed down.
When you prefer taking in ashitaba, you can also do so. Before meals, drink the ashitaba juice of the leaves extracts followed by a glass of water. At its finest, 100 grams of the ashitaba stem and leaf will help you receive healthy amounts of: potassium (540 mg), calcium (65 mg), magnesium (26 mg), sodium (60 mg), iron (1 mg), zinc (0,6 mg), manganese (1.05 mg), vitamin A or beta-carotene (5300 µg), retinol (440 µ), vitamin B1 (0.1 mg), vitamin B2 (0.24 mg), vitamin B6 (0.16 mg), vitamin C (41 mg), vitamin E (4.3 mg), folic acid (100 µg) and vitamin K (500 µg).
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Where can interested beauty conscious consumers purchase ashitaba?
You can check out via the Amazon web store. There are other websites offering the ashitaba seeds such as Horizon Herbs, but you have to have a nice and fitting agricultural soil or land to be able to grow and harvest them successfully. If you only want the tea, the tea bags will do. 🙂
Done bookmarking this post. I need this to guide me with my back problem. Hope I kind find ashitaba plant here in Davao.
When we went to the Malagos Resort and Eden Nature Park, I asked the people there in Davao if they have heard of anyone selling ashitaba plant within their vicinity and they said none. They do not know about it. If ever they have it, I bet it's the "fake ashitaba plants" or the gynura procumbens (the local version they call). The real ones are really hard to find here.
My mum complaints a lot about her back and muscle pain. She will surely love to read about this!
She can also beautify her skin and aura when she takes ashitaba.
A friend's been looking for Ashitaba plants, too bad we never found one that's genuine here in Davao.
For years we’ve been hearing cosmetic companies sing the praises of peptides for reducing wrinkles and fighting signs of aging. For the first time, we now have information about ashitaba plant however we ca hardly find the plant itself here given the vast plantation and agricultural lands we have in the Philippines.
Ashitaba product is good for skin-conscious girls out there, this blog post is really helpful for them especially to those who wants some info about this product.
I wonder when we can see more of ashitaba products displayed side by side with papaya soup, malunggay, and the like.
Never heard of Ashitaba. Sounds promising though. Gone are those days that girls are stuck with baby powder and lipsticks alone. Haha!
Right now there's a few population here who knows about ashitaba but it's popular in Japan. 🙂
What does it look like? The product seems great from your review – puede dn kaya natin itanim dito sa atin? 🙂
I heard that the ashitaba plant is difficult to grow. There's a lot of instances also where I failed to successfully reap the tomorrow leaves. But it's possible! 😀 You can browse through my other posts to see a clean and clear picture of the plant.
Wow ashitaba is an all-around wellness medicine, suited to those who love using herbal products! 🙂
Are you one who's fond of using herbal products? Based on your blog, I have not seen any herbal wonders there but hopefully you get to appreciate the worth of these medicinal herbs soon enough. 😀
hi, were you able to came across ashitaba plant in davao yet? i dunno the local name they call it and i'm looking for it..thanks
We visited Eden Nature Park and Malagos Resort in Davao. In those two sites I asked the locals if they have heard or are selling ashitaba plant and both answered no. I'm also not sure of the name they call ashitaba there, sorry.
We got ashitaba from Gourmet Farm but it was a gift, I'm not sure if they sell it. Now, we grow it, too. It's easy to maintain it, we just have it inside clay pots (paso) and grow it in the terrace.
Yup they can be grown in pots. We also started growing ashitaba plants in our terrace.
Son of a gun, this is so hepflul!