Algae is your friend,algae is the super food,seaweed is high in fiber,kelp is used in many different ways.
Contents:
- Basic Botanical Info:Algae,Kelp.
- Frequently asked questions and differances:Algae,Kelp.
- Plant Description of Kelp.
- Kelp Origins and Classes.
- Algae,Kelp General use and Medicinal Uses.
- Phytochemicals,Constituents and Nutritional values of Algae,Kelp.
- Algae,Kelp Applications and Combinations.
- Administrations and Suggestions:Algae,Kelp.
- Modern Researches update:Algae,Kelp.
Algae,Kelp Applications and Combinations.
1. Treats goiter, scrofula (tuberculosis of lymph nodes especially in the neck), painful and swollen testis, etc.: Salty in taste and cold in nature, this herb can soften hard masses, eliminate phlegm and resolve masses.
a) Goiter (enlargement of the thyroid gland): It is often used in combination with tendrilleaf fritillary bulb (Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae), etc., e.g., Haizao Yuhu Tang.
b) Scrofula (swellings of the lymph nodes of the neck): The herb is often used in combination with selfheal spica (Spica Prunellae), Zhejiang figwort root (Radix Scrophulariae), weeping forsythia fruit (Fructus Forsythiae), etc., e.g., Neixiao Luoli Wan.
c) Painful and swollen testis: This herb is used in combination with tangerine seed, chinaberries (Fructus Meliae Toosendan), etc., e.g., Juhe Wan.
2. Treats beriberi with edema of the foot, edema of any other part of the body, etc.:
This herb can induce diuresis and alleviate edema.
This herb can be used together with dampness-removing herbs such as oriental water plantain rhizome (Rhizoma Alismatis), etc.
3. Treats primary hypertension:
Use 60 g kelp, 150 g mung bean. Boil together and add some brown sugar. Serve as tea.
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1.Algae is your friend,algae is the super food,seaweed is high in fiber,kelp is used in many different ways.
last edit date:10th,Mar.2010.
- Name:Algae,Kelp Extract
- Serie No:P082
- Specifications:10:1.TLC
- INCI Name:LAMINARIA DIGITATA EXTRACT,LAMINARIA HYPERBOREA EXTRACT,LAMINARIA JAPONICA EXTRACT.
- EINECS/ELINCS No.:289-980-0.289-981-6.
- CAS:90046-12-1.90046-13-2.223751-72-2.
- Chem/IUPAC Name:Laminaria Digitata Extract is an extract of the algae, Laminaria digitata, Laminariaceae Laminaria Hyperborea Extract is an extract of the algae, Laminaria hyperborea, Laminariaceae





