The "New Ashitaba Cultivar" is the only new cultivar of angelica that has been registered in the world.

(Variety registration under the Seed and Seedlings Act: Rie No. 14641)

Originally, angelica has been used as food and as a folk medicine since the Edo period, mainly in the Izu Islands.

The yellow substances contained in angelica (chalcone compounds... xanthoangelol and 4-hydroxyderricin) are known to have various effects, including anticancer, antiulcer, antithrombotic, antibacterial and anti-AIDS effects.
In addition, recent academic research has shown that coumarins have preventive and therapeutic effects against Alzheimer's disease.
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urthermore, the "new variety of Ashitaba" is expected to have equal or even greater medicinal properties, and is garnering attention as a vegetable of the future
The new Ashitaba variety is also extremely nutritious and is highly regarded as a medicinal herb.

The new Ashitaba variety is characterized by its delicious taste and excellent cold resistance and winter hardiness compared to conventional Ashitaba.
Its cold resistance and winter hardiness have been demonstrated in Shari, Hokkaido, Kuzumaki, Iwate Prefecture, and Toyama Prefecture.

Because it is cold-resistant and winter-hardy, it can be grown anywhere, and unlike conventional ashitaba, which is only grown in the Izu Islands, it can be mass-produced all over the country, and is a new ashitaba variety with an entirely different business area and scale, being used not only as a vegetable but also for processed products and as a raw material for medical products.