Red Brazilian Algae (Rhodophyta)

巴西红藻bā xī hóng zǎoBaxihongzao

Rhodophyta · Plant

Rhodophyta
Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; may contain high iodine content; caution with thyroid disorders; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

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

Inflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

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

Benefit AntioxidantBenefit Nutrition

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Rhodophyta 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.