Sunday, December 27, 2020

Fucus, bladderwrack, rockweed, brown algae

 Good edible seaweed. High in trace minerals. Good for thyroid if iodine deficient.

From  SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:

FUCUS 

Fatty degeneration of heart, as an adjunct therapy. Thyroid hypofunction with obesity, fluid retention. Malnutrition, in mineral deficiencies. 

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