Efficacy and function of Undaria pinnatifida
Undaria pinnatifida, a kind of seaweed belonging to the brown algae family Undaria pinnatifida, is called marine vegetable. Most of them live in warm seas, distributed in the northern coast of China and Shengsi, Zhejiang. It has many physiological activities, such as reducing blood fat, lowering blood pressure, regulating immunity, resisting mutation, resisting tumor and so on.
On the dried Undaria pinnatifida, there is a layer of powdery hoarfrost, which is the precipitation of Undaria pinnatifida and is called mannitol. It is an excellent osmotic diuretic, which can induce diuresis and reduce swelling and reduce the burden on the kidney when used frequently.
Undaria pinnatifida is known as "the king of alkaline food". Eating more Undaria pinnatifida can prevent blood acidification, adjust and balance the pH of blood, and prevent the occurrence of cancer.