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Verdict No. 403 · Search date 2026-07-17 · Methodology v0.6

Angelica decursiva leaf extract,
does it really help with Improvement of joint discomfort and function?

30-Second Summary
C
Evidence Grade C · 41 · Safety unknown
The existence of a human trial must be separated from public verifiability of its results
What the
research shows
A human trial and Korean recognition number 2022-25 are documented for Angelica decursiva leaf extract, but the evidence comes from one manufacturer and the sample size, primary endpoint, and complete results are undisclosed. No independent paper or replication exists, supporting C with 41 points.
What the
ads claim
Traditional food, anti-inflammatory activity, and osteoarthritis improvement are easily merged into one claim. Traditional use, mechanism, and subjective symptom signals are different levels of evidence.
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Useful facts when choosing a product

  • It is Korean individually recognized ingredient 2022-25 with a daily intake of 500 mg.
  • Finished joint-health products containing the ingredient are distributed in Korea, but combination products cannot be directly equated with a single-ingredient trial.
  • Traditional root preparations or edible greens differ from the standardized leaf extract in plant part, manufacturing, and dose.
  • Public human data on long-term use and drug interactions are insufficient, so safety is listed separately as unknown.
Gap Measurement · Verdict 403 · C 41
What advertising claims
What independent, higher-quality research supports
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What the research actually shows

Korean regulators recognized Angelica decursiva leaf extract under number 2022-25. Manufacturer materials state that a randomized double-blind controlled trial was conducted at Pusan National University Hospital in 2019 and 2020, but do not disclose the sample size, primary endpoint, or complete results, and no searchable peer-reviewed clinical paper was identified.

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Why this is classified as C (41)

One manufacturer trial exists, but its sample size, primary endpoint, and results are undisclosed and independent replication is absent, supporting C with 41 points.

Counterpoint. A trial was submitted to regulators, but individual recognition itself was not used as the efficacy grade.

Rejudgment record. Reassessment (cross-check reflected) — One manufacturer trial exists, but the sample size, primary endpoint, and complete results are undisclosed, independent replication is absent, and the recognition number is 2022-25

Sub-claim grades by effect

This ingredient is marketed for several effects. A single overall grade blends strong and weak claims together, so each effect is graded separately here. The overall grade reflects the strongest disconfirming or core claim.

Effect (sub-claim)GradeBasis
Joint discomfortCA developer human trial exists, but subjective endpoints and public verification are limitations
Joint functionCIndependent replication and peer-reviewed publication are absent

Cross-check — Codex and Claude

This verdict was drafted by Codex through literature review and source-existence checks, cross-checked through blind grading and adversarial audit, and settled by reapplying the methodology boundary rules. Cases with split grades were resolved through rejudgment.
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Evidence Table

StudyDesignSampleFundingEndpointResultWeight
NaturalCure/Pusan National University Hospital 2019-2020Randomized double-blind controlled human trialLinked to the ingredient developerDescribed as subjective joint discomfort and function assessmentsTrial conduct is confirmed, but complete results and an academic publication were not identified.Key; verification limited
MFDS recognition 2022-25Regulatory review of an individually recognized ingredientApplicant dossierJoint-health functionalityA 500 mg/day intake and functionality wording were recognized; this is not an independent efficacy trial.Supports trial existence
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Receipt — 3 References

All 3 cited sources were verified for existence at the original page (as of 2026-07-17).

NaturalCure Co., Ltd. Human application study of oral Angelica decursiva leaf extract on joint health. Pusan National University Hospital; IRB-approved study period June 24, 2019-April 30, 2020. No PMID or DOI; no peer-reviewed publication identified.
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Korea Food Industry Cluster Agency. Individually approved health functional food ingredients: Angelica decursiva leaf extract, recognition 2022-25, 500 mg/day. 2024.
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Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. Minutes of the 167th Health Functional Food Deliberation Committee: Angelica decursiva leaf extract recognized. 2022. No PMID or DOI.
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Draft and rewrite: Codex (AI) · Verification: Codex blind grading and adversarial audit · Final adjudication: Claude
Reviewed and approved: Chamgap Editorial Team · Approval date: 2026-07-17 · Corrections: none

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Angelica decursiva leaf extract x improvement of joint discomfort and function Evidence Grade C card
[Chamgap] Angelica decursiva leaf extract x improvement of joint discomfort and function — Evidence Grade C·41. 3 cited sources checked. Source: https://chamgap.com/en/verdicts/joint-bone/angelica-decursiva-leaf-joint-discomfort-function/ · CC BY 4.0

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