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| The real ashitaba with many health claims |
The Ashitaba is supposed to be the wonderplant du jour. This plant which is of Japanese origin is claimed to have many medicinal powers such lowering blood sugar and cholesterol with many people vouching for the plant based on their personal experience.
For this reason, the ashitaba is a much in demand plant.
The problem is that what many people take for ashitaba may not be the real thing. Unscrupulous plant sellers have (mis)labeled a different plant as ashitaba and this is what has mostly gone around. The most that can be said of this plant is that its leaves are edible. Still some people attest to its healing effects.
For this reason, this plant can make a good April Fool's Day plant.
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| The fake ashitaba. No known medicinal value but edible nonetheless |
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