Steinmetz:Fucus

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Fucus vesiculosus

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Fucaceae
English Names
  • Bladderwrack
  • Sea-Kelp
Natural Habitat
  • found on the rocks of the North Atlantic ocean
  • both coasts of North America
  • Mediterranean
Part(s) Used
  • Fucus vesiculosus = Fucus quercus marina
Constituent(s)
  • iodine
  • volatile oil
  • cellulose
  • mucilage
  • fucussterin
  • bromide
  • compounds of sodium and potassium
  • mannite
  • algin
  • bitter principle
  • sugar
  • colouring matter
Action
  • emmenagogue
  • reducing adipose tissue and obesity
  • depurative
  • deobstruent
  • alterative
  • used in goitre and for making Aethiops vegetabilis (seaweed charcoal) -
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