Angelica keiskei (Ashitaba) has potential as an antithrombotic health food

Ohta M., . and Taniguchi M., . and Ohkura N., . and Oishi K., . and Inoue K., . Angelica keiskei (Ashitaba) has potential as an antithrombotic health food. pp. 18-24. ISSN 2550-2166

Angelica keiskei (Ashitaba) is a large perennial herb that is native to the Pacific coast of Japan. It has recently become popular as a healthy food in Asian countries because it might have various physiological benefits including antithrombotic properties. Most studies of the bioactive constituents from Ashitaba have focused on the activities of the major chalcones xanthoangelol and 4-hydroxyderricin. However other chalcones flavanones and coumarins have also been isolated from Ashitaba precisely characterized and investigated in vivo. Platelets play a key role in haemostasis and wound healing processes. Dysregulated platelet activity is associated with the progression of platelet aggregation and decreased venous blood flow which results in thrombotic diseases. A minor chalcone xanthoangelol E inhibits TXB2 synthesis in rabbit platelets which seems to be the source of the belief that Ashitaba has antithrombotic properties. However recent data showed that xanthoangelol and 4-hydroxyderricin inhibited the aggregation of rabbit platelets. Platelet aggregation stimulated by collagen was also inhibited in whole blood incubated with Xanthoangelol or 4-hydroxyderricin. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 is the primary physiological inhibitor of tissue type plasminogen activator a key protease of the fibrinolytic system. An increase in plasma of this inhibitor is associated with thrombotic conditions. Ashitaba yellow exudate inhibited the elevation of plasma plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in mice induced by obesity or chronic low-grade inflammation. These studies showed the yellow exudate from stem cuttings and chalcones isolated from Ashitaba roots and leaves might have antithrombotic activity. This article reviews the possible antithrombotic properties of Ashitaba.

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Abstract

Angelica keiskei (Ashitaba) is a large perennial herb that is native to the Pacific coast of Japan. It has recently become popular as a healthy food in Asian countries because it might have various physiological benefits including antithrombotic properties. Most studies of the bioactive constituents from Ashitaba have focused on the activities of the major chalcones xanthoangelol and 4-hydroxyderricin. However other chalcones flavanones and coumarins have also been isolated from Ashitaba precisely characterized and investigated in vivo. Platelets play a key role in haemostasis and wound healing processes. Dysregulated platelet activity is associated with the progression of platelet aggregation and decreased venous blood flow which results in thrombotic diseases. A minor chalcone xanthoangelol E inhibits TXB2 synthesis in rabbit platelets which seems to be the source of the belief that Ashitaba has antithrombotic properties. However recent data showed that xanthoangelol and 4-hydroxyderricin inhibited the aggregation of rabbit platelets. Platelet aggregation stimulated by collagen was also inhibited in whole blood incubated with Xanthoangelol or 4-hydroxyderricin. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 is the primary physiological inhibitor of tissue type plasminogen activator a key protease of the fibrinolytic system. An increase in plasma of this inhibitor is associated with thrombotic conditions. Ashitaba yellow exudate inhibited the elevation of plasma plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in mice induced by obesity or chronic low-grade inflammation. These studies showed the yellow exudate from stem cuttings and chalcones isolated from Ashitaba roots and leaves might have antithrombotic activity. This article reviews the possible antithrombotic properties of Ashitaba.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Angelica
AGROVOC Term:	Perennials
AGROVOC Term:	Medicinal herbs
AGROVOC Term:	Flowering plants
AGROVOC Term:	Apiaceae
AGROVOC Term:	Thrombosis
AGROVOC Term:	Inflammation
AGROVOC Term:	Chalcones
AGROVOC Term:	Platelets
AGROVOC Term:	Public health
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10794

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