Scientific Name: Fucus vesiculosus
Origin: N. America
AKA: Kelp, Seawrack, Kelpware, Black-tang, Bladder Fucus, Cutweed, Seaweed, Sea Oak, Black Tany, Cutweed, Fucus Sea-Wrack, Kelp-Ware, Black-Tang, Quercus Marina, Cutweed, Bladder Fucus, Fucus vesiculeux, Blasentang, Seetang, Meeriche
Parts Used: The entire plant
Active Compounds: Phenolic compounds;, Phloroglucinol, Mucopolysaccharides, Sulphuryl-, sulphonyl- and phosphonyl-glycosyl ester diglycerides, Polar lipids, Trace metals, including iodine and bromine compounds of sodium and potassium.
Background: Historically used in the British Isles as an alternative for manure and artificial fertilizer for broccoli and potato crops, Bladderwrack was dried and sprinkled on the ground or burnt and the ash used in the same way. Bladderwrack was also used as a fuel and as a feed for cattle.
Description: Bladderwrack is a seaweed found in the cold waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is a perennial plant ranging in color from light yellow to brownish-green and grows up to 2 – 3 feet in length. Bladderwrack leaves are fan shaped and it attaches itself to rocks via root-like extremities growing from its leathery stalk.
Safety: Consult a physician if you have a thyroid condition.
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