Chest congestion

Historically, respitory ailments were succesfully treated at seaside spa health centers. A sea salt saline-type solution involving the Brown kelp extract mannitol is being tested as an inhalant remedy. Mannitol, a suger molecule, is obtained from the kelp Laminaria saccharina (bladtång in Swedish), rich in this substance, and is believed to improve the delivery of …

Kelp and spa

Fucus kelp has a long history of relieving pain associated with rheumatism through its external application and its use in brine baths. Bladderwrack kelp (fucus vesiculosis) was used traditionally by the Native Americans and Europeans especially in Spa (Belgiums) as a popular ingredient in steam baths for painful joints, arthritis, gout, and chronic illness.