Wakame
Description
Wakame is a flat, thin Sea Vegetable. It is the principal Sea Vegetable in the Japanese diet.
Botanical Name
Undaria pinnatifida (also known as Undaria pinnantifida)
Health Benefits of Wakame
Cardiovascular System
Wakame may prevent abnormal Blood Clotting.
Wakame may lower elevated Blood Pressure in High Blood Pressure patients (by inhibiting Angiotension Converting Enzyme (ACE)). [1]
Wakame may help to prevent Stroke and may minimize the damage to the Brain’s Neurons that occurs as a result of Stroke (due to the Fucoxanthin content of Wakame). [2]
Digestive System
Wakame may facilitate the expulsion ofIntestinal Parasites.
Immune System
Wakame may help to prevent some forms of Cancer by halting the growth of tumors and inhibiting chemical carcinogenesis (due to the Fucoidan content of Wakame): [3]
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