Steinmetz:Gelidium

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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009

General Index
(総索引)
Medicinal Effect
(薬効一覧)

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[edit] Gelidium (species)

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Rhodophyceae (Florideae)
English Names
  • Agar Agar
  • Isinglass
  • Sea-Moss
Natural Habitat
  • Japan
  • Indian Ocean
  • Ceylon
  • Southern California
  • Australia (in the sea near the coasts)
Part(s) Used
  • Fucus Amylaceus (the weed)
Constituent(s)
  • gelose (a carbohydrate). The hydrochloric acid
  • acetic acid and oxalic acid prevent the drug from gelatinizing
Action
  • nutritive
  • demulcent
  • laxative. Used for technical purposes in sizing silks and fabrics. When taken internally
  • it is not absorbed but is swells in the intestine and is therefore employed in treating chronic constipation.
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