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Kun Bu

Also Known As:

Black Tang, Bladder Fucus, Bladder Wrack, Blasentang, Cutweed, Fucus, Kelp, Kelp-Ware, Kelpware, Knotted Wrack, Meereiche, Quercus Marina, Rockweed, Rockwrack, Schweintang, Seawrack, Tang, Varech. Ascophyllum nodosum; Fucus vesiculosis; other Fucus species and other brown seaweed species.
Family: Fucaceae.

Kun Bu           Properties: SALTY  - COLD                                         Dosage: 4.5 – 15g.

Kelp                                Meridian:KIDNEY, LIVER, STOMACH

                  -reduce phlegm, soften hardness – nodules in neck, fullness in chest due to phlegm

                  -promote urination, reduce swelling – lower extremity edema

Also Used For:

Orally, Kun Bu/Bladderwrack is used for thyroid disorders, iodine deficiency, lymphadenoid goiter, myxedema, obesity, arthritis, and rheumatism.
In folk medicine, Kun Bu/Bladderwrack is used for arteriosclerosis, digestive disorders, "blood cleansing," constipation, bronchitis, emphysema, genitourinary disorders, decreased resistance to disease, anxiety, skin diseases, burns, and insect bites.

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