Sell Bladderwrack extract

Description

Active Ingredient: iodine alginic acid fucoidan Specification: 5% Test Method:HPLC Bladderwrack extract (Seaweed) Fucus vesiculosus iodine alginic acid fucoidan Parts used and where grown Bladderwrack is a type of brown algae (seaweed) that grows on the northern Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States and on the northern Atlantic coast and Baltic coast of Europe. The main stem of bladderwrack, known as the thallus, is used medicinally. The thallus has tough, air-filled pods or bladders to help the algae float¡ªthus the name bladderwrack. Although bladderwrack is sometimes called kelp, that name is not specific to this species and should be avoided. Historical or traditional use (may or may not be supported by scientific studies) Bladderwrack¡¯s mucilaginous thallus has long been used to soothe irritated and inflamed tissues in the body.1 It was also historically used as a bulk-forming laxative.2 People living near oceans or seas have a historically low rate of hypothyroidism, due, in part, to ingestion of iodine-rich food, such as seafood and seaweeds like bladderwrack. It has also been used to counter obesity, possibly due to its reputation for stimulating the thyroid gland. Clinical research in this area has failed to confirm that seaweeds like bladderwrack help with weight loss, 3 though more specific research is warranted.