Among possible pharmaceutical uses there is one which may change the whole pattern of seaweed harvesting and trade: tomour inhibiting substances have recently been isolated from algae. If these preliminary findings would finally result in remedies for cancer, this would not only give new hope for uncountable individuals, it would also create a new aquaculture and a new industry for the cultivation and processing of seaweed species containing such drugs. It is not unlikely that the concept that seaweed in general used as food does possess preventive properties will be brought home to the public. This speculation is mentioned because of the possibility that recent andvances might cause price development which could lead still more of tropical resources to industrial countries.
Seaweed and tumour
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Hej jag kallas för Clas, Classe, ClasGöran eller CG och har forskat på havsalger sedan 1974. Jag har dykt i havet och plockat upp havsalger för att kunna använda dem som functional food, kostillskott och fodertillskott. Havsalger eller seaweed eller kelp som de också kallas ger dig ett starkt tillskott av de nyttiga ämnen du behöver, samtidigt som du får ett skydd mot onyttiga ämnen. Visa fler inlägg