To assess the effect of kimchi on thrombosis, plasma fibrinolytic activity was
measured in rats fed with kimchi. Fibrinolytic activity of plasma from rats consuming
diets with 10% kimchi was higher than that of controls, whereas the activities
for animals consuming 3% and 5% were the same as those of controls. Fibrinolytic
activities were also measured for water and methanol extracts of kimchi using the
fibrin plate method. Fibrinolytic activity of the methanol extract of kimchi was much
higher than that of the water extract. The active chemical components in the methanol
extract have not yet been determined