Product Description
Sargassum seaweed is a type of seaweed found along the coasts of
Japan and China. Two species, Sargassum fusiforme and Sargassum
pallidum, are both referred to as sargassum seaweed or gulfweed in
English and hai zao in Chinese.
Sargassum seaweed is a brown algae with leafy segments supported at
the surface of the ocean by air bladders. Many species of sargassum
are found worldwide. In fact, the Sargasso Sea, an area of the
Caribbean near the West Indies, is named for its large floating
masses of sargassum seaweed. However, sargassum used in healing is
usually of Asian origin.
General Use
Sargassum seaweed, or Hai zao, has been used in traditional Chinese
medicine (TCM) since at least the eighth century A.D. In TCM it is
characterized as having a cold nature and a salty, bitter
taste.
The primary use of sargassum seaweed is to treat goiters. The
thyroid needs iodine to produce a critical hormone, thyroxin, that
regulates body metabolism. The primary natural sources of dietary
iodine are sea salt, fish, and vegetables that live in the
ocean.
Using sargassum seaweed as a source of iodine to treat goiters is a
scientifically sound practice. In TCM, sargassum seaweed is also
used to treat such other thyroid disorders as Hashimotos disease.
It is also used to treat pain from hernia and swollen testes.
Sargassum seaweed is found in many common Chinese formulas. In
combination with silkworm, prunella, and scrophularia, it is used
to treat scrofuloderma. When sargassum seaweed is combined with
water chestnut, it is used to treat silicosis, a lung disease.
Sometimes modern herbalists use sargassum seaweed to promote weight
loss because it encourages the body to discharge water through the
urine. In China and Japan, fresh sargassum seaweed is sometimes
stir-fried and eaten as a vegetable.
Sargassum also can be used for base material of alginat powder or
natural fertilizer.
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