Botanical name: Fucus vesiculosus
Other name: bladderwrack, paddy tang, black tang, swine tang, rockweed, bladder fucus, sea oak, cut weed, dyers fucus, red fucus, and rock wrack
Bladderwrack belongs to the family of brown seaweeds, which includes kelp, wakame, and kombu. This type of brown algae thrives along the northern Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States, as well as on the northern Atlantic and Baltic coasts of Europe.
Medicinal Uses:
- Relieves constipation and diarrhea
- May help with stomach problems
- Helps treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Regulates thyroid function
- May speed up wound healing
- Promotes weight loss
- Good for eye health
- Anti-inflammatory effects
