Gynacura Procumbens vs. real Ashitaba (Angelica Keiskei Koidzumi)

There is a difference and do not be confused.  This was featured by Jessica Soho this week at GMA7.  But the benefits I think are the same;

Ashitaba featured in GMA 7

Please watch the GMA 7 feature on healing wonder of Ashitaba:








Actually gynacura procumbens

Gynura Procumbens (the Asi Tava?)

The other type of Asi Tava:





Asi Tava at Sulit

Will the real Asi Tava stand up?

There seems to be a confusion on which is the real Asi Tava or Ashi Taba.

Asi Tava   -  Gynura procumbens.  This seems to be most abundant in the PHL and those that are being sold in Greenhills.

Ashi Taba -  Angelica keiski Koidzumi the leaves of tomorrow.

For most social media, the two are mistaken for one another.

Some even say that what we take as 4 leaves a day are actually Moroccan spinach.  (It becomes more confusing)

But we based our initial post on this article:  KB Journal

"He gave me cuttings of Asitava (plant of the gods) and it is now growing in our front yard. Asitava, uncle said, is good for hypertension and heart problems. Uncle has a massage therapist who regularly do reflexes on his muscles. Che, the masseur, scheduled me for a session. She came to my place one Friday for my whole body massage while my Tita brought with her a set of Pito-Pito (7 of 7 herbal elements). She said she had all that I need and I don’t have to buy in Quiapo except for Sapang which she doesn’t have. She got all those leaves from a neighbors’ garden and elsewhere. It’s everywhere!, she quipped."

                      
                                 Moroccan spinach

               
                  


          

Difference between Ashi Taba and other Asi Tava (Gynura Procumbens)

From Ashi Taba site by Rockristin Santos


                         

The author distinguishes between the Ashi Taba in Japan on which she writes and others version that comes from South East Asia.  The ones sold in Greenhills and given free seems to be Gynura Procumbers.  It is darker in color and the serration in leaves is not very pronounced.

The earmark of Ashi Taba is when you break the stem,  yellow sap comes out.  It contains the chalcones that are good in treating pustules and cysts.  She says Gynura does not contain this yellow sap

Why do Chinese rarerly have heart attacks?


                                       

                       
                                   This looks like my Asi Tava
                    

     


Ashi Taba - Tomorrows Leaf