In the present study, the anti-
platelet aggregation activity of 14
vegetables and
fruits was tested
in vitro. The aqueous, 90%
ethanol and ethyl
acetate extracts, as well as concentrated
juices of 14
foods [
fruits and
vegetables] were prepared, and the anti-
platelet aggregation activity of those extracts was analyzed on a
platelet aggregation analyzer
in vitro with
adenosine 5'-
diphosphate [
ADP], bovine
thrombin [THR] and
arachidonic acid [AA] as aggregation inducers, respectively.
Aspirin [
ASP] was used as the positive control. A number of the tested
foods had inhibitory effects in concentration-dependent manner on
platelet aggregations induced by various
agonists. Especially, some
foods such as lemon,
leek,
garlic, scallion,
ginger,
tomato and
grapefruit showed good anti-
platelet aggregation effect
similar or higher than that of positive
control group i.e.
aspirin [
ASP]. The results of present study provide scientific reference for reasonable selection of daily dietary with supplementary curative effects or prevention of
cardiovascular diseases [CVD]