Brown Algae (Phaeophyta)
棕藻zōng zǎoZongzao
Phaeophyta · Plant
1
Indications
1
With studies in people
Cautions
Limited safety data; may contain iodine; caution with thyroid disorders; avoid with iodine allergies.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Brown Algae for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Brown Algae does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntioxidantBenefit ThyroidBenefit Weight Loss
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Phaeophyta 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.
- Benefit Antioxidant14 records, 2 in people
- Benefit Thyroid0 records
- Benefit Weight Loss0 records
- Inflammation Syndrome3 records