ALGA FUCUS (fucus vesiculosus l)

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	ALGA FUCUS
	*fucus vesiculosus l*

Name
ALGA FUCUS

Scientific Name
fucus vesiculosus l

ALGA FUCUS

SARGAZO VEJIGOSO

(Fucus vesiculosus L.)

English: Be ware; Bladder fucus.

French: Fucus vésiculeux.

Family: of the Fucáceas.

Indications: Escrofulismo. Obesity, cellulitis. It activates the tiroidea gland. It dissolves the cholesterol. Drop. Paperas.

Description: Alga that grows in the coasts of the Atlantic. It lives fixes to rocks by means of a foot in rizoide form. The thallus can surpass the 20 dichotomizing ramifica cm. and in formation acintadas crossed by a medium rib. It also presents/displays elliptical vesicles, air floods, that allow the flotation. In the end of the thallus the reproductive organs in form are had tubercles that contain abundant esporas.

Used parts: The thallus.

Composed chemical: Algina, algínico acid, fucosa, iodine, bromine, potassium, manitol.

Properties: Effective against the obesity, glandular resolvente.

Way of use: Decocción, flowed extract, dry extract.

It notices the alga has like contraindication the tannin, estrofanto, citric acid, caffein and vómica nut. In addition to its use in pharmacology one is used industrially for the extraction of potassium salts, iodine, etc. All the adelgazantes products of the commerce contain sargazo; nevertheless, their numerous contraindications do it of difficult application. Many cosmetics with sargazo are beneficial by their local liposoluble action

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