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Spinosum is the raw matterial of carragenan. It is a genus of red algae. The thalli is smaller than Euchema Cottoni.
Spinosum can be used for base material of cerageenan powder.
Gelidium is a genus of thalloid alga comprising 124 species. Its members are known by a number of common names. Specimens can reach around 2 to 40 cm in size.
Branching is irregular, or occurs in rows on either side of the main stem. Gelidium produces tetraspores. Many of the algae in this genus are used to make agar.
Hypnea is a genus of parasitic thalloid alga comprising approximately 52 species.
Thallus comprises numerous fine stipes with feathery branches. Apices of some species (e.g. H. musciformis) have hooks that can attach to substrate in a manner similar to that of tendrils on vines. Colour ranges from light brown to dark red. Usually about 10-30 cm long but may exceed 50 cm.
Gracilaria is a genus of red algae (Rhodophyta) notable for its economic importance as an agarophyte, as well as its use as a food for humans and various species of shellfish.
Various species within the genus are cultivated in various parts of the developing world, including Asia, South America, Africa and Oceania.
Gracilaria is used as a food in Japanese and Hawaiian cuisine. In Japanese cuisine it is called ogonori or ogo.
Gracilaria is base material of gelatin powder, gelatin strip, or gelatin stick.
Sargassum seaweed is a type of seaweed found along the coasts of Japan and China. Two species, Sargassum fusiforme and Sargassum pallidum, are both referred to as sargassum seaweed or gulfweed in English and hai zao in Chinese.
Sargassum seaweed is a brown algae with leafy segments supported at the surface of the ocean by air bladders. Many species of sargassum are found worldwide. In fact, the Sargasso Sea, an area of the Caribbean near the West Indies, is named for its large floating masses of sargassum seaweed. However, sargassum used in healing is usually of Asian origin.
General Use
Sargassum seaweed, or Hai zao, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) since at least the eighth century A.D. In TCM it is characterized as having a cold nature and a salty, bitter taste.
The primary use of sargassum seaweed is to treat goiters. The thyroid needs iodine to produce a critical hormone, thyroxin, that regulates body metabolism. The primary natural sources of dietary iodine are sea salt, fish, and vegetables that live in the ocean.
Using sargassum seaweed as a source of iodine to treat goiters is a scientifically sound practice. In TCM, sargassum seaweed is also used to treat such other thyroid disorders as Hashimoto’s disease. It is also used to treat pain from hernia and swollen testes. Sargassum seaweed is found in many common Chinese formulas. In combination with silkworm, prunella, and scrophularia, it is used to treat scrofuloderma. When sargassum seaweed is combined with water chestnut, it is used to treat silicosis, a lung disease.
Sometimes modern herbalists use sargassum seaweed to promote weight loss because it encourages the body to discharge water through the urine. In China and Japan, fresh sargassum seaweed is sometimes stir-fried and eaten as a vegetable.
Sargassum also can be used for base material of alginat powder or natural fertilizer.
Eucheuma is a genus of thalloid alga comprising 24 species. Its members are known by a number of common names. Specimens can reach around 50 cm in size. The thalli take a crustose form. The medulla has a filamentous construction.
Similar to Kappaphycus but with spiny branches. Thalli may reach several kg. in weight. Turgid and brittle. Branching not truly opposite. Colour ranges light tan to dark red, green or brown.
Natural populations tend to grow scattered among or near soft and hard corals in tropical reef areas. “Cottonii of commerce” is cultivated.
Euchema Cotoni also can be used for base material of cerageenan powder.
