Seaweed (Porphyra)

紫菜zǐ càiZicai

Porphyra · Plant

Porphyra
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Indications

Cautions

High iodine content; caution with thyroid disorders; may affect blood pressure; may interact with blood-thinning medications.

Indications

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

BeriberiCoughDiarrheaEdemaGoiter & TuberculosisStranguryPain In Throat Swelling

TCM actions

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

Clear Heat & Disinhibit UrineTransform Phlegm & Soften Hardness