Algae

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Algae · Plant

Algae
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Caution with iodine sensitivity; may contain heavy metals.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Algae for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Algae does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit DetoxBenefit ImmuneBenefit NutritionBenefit Skin

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Algae and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.