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Bladderwrack
Fucus vesiculosus
Bladderwrack · Kelp · Blaaswier · Bladder Wrack · Blasentang · Blæretang · Bodelha · Bóluþang · Fucus vésiculeux · Fuko · Gewone zee-eik · Gwymon codog mân · Hólyagmoszat · Mjehurasti bračić · Morszczyn pęcherzykowaty · Popweed · Põisadru · Pūslėtasis guveinis · Pūšļu fuks
At a glance
Origin / distribution: BE, DK, NO, SE
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Alterative, Antiscorbutic, Goiter, Obesity
Science studied: ALGIN, ARACHIDONIC-AICD, ARSENIC, CALCIUM
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: "
Scientific name: Fucus vesiculosus
Common names: Bladderwrack, Kelp, Blaaswier, Bladder Wrack, Blasentang, Blæretang, Bodelha, Bóluþang, Fucus vésiculeux, Fuko, Gewone zee-eik, Gwymon codog mân, Hólyagmoszat, Mjehurasti bračić, Morszczyn pęcherzykowaty, Popweed, Põisadru, Pūslėtasis guveinis, Pūšļu fuks
History
The source record documents this plant in Elsewhere, BE, DK, NO, SE.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Alterative
- Antiscorbutic
- Goiter
- Obesity
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Elsewhere
- BE
- DK
- NO
- SE
Documented cultural uses
- Alterative
- Antiscorbutic
- Goiter
- Obesity
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Alterative · Elsewhere · "
- Antiscorbutic · Elsewhere · "
- Goiter · Elsewhere · "
- Obesity · Elsewhere · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Fucoidan from Fucus Vesiculosus Alleviates Interstitial Cystitis by Suppressing the AKT/NLRP3 Inflammasome Axis. · 2026 source ↗
- Enzymatic Hydrolysates from <i>Fucus vesiculosus</i>: Optimal Process, Chemical Profile and Bioactivity. · 2026 source ↗
- Bioactive Protein-Phlorotannin Interfaces From Fucus vesiculosus Enhance Physical and Oxidative Stability of Oil-in-Water Nanoemulsions. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ALGIN
- ARACHIDONIC-AICD
- ARSENIC
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHLOROPHYLL
- CHROMIUM
- FAT
- FUCINIC-ACID
- FUCOIDIN
- FUCOPHORETHOLS
- FUCOSE
- GLUCURONOXYLOFUCAN
- HENEICOSA-1,6,9,12,15,18-HEXAEN
- IRON
- KILOCALORIES
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- LAURIC-ACID
- LEAD
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- MANNITOL-DIGLUCOSIDE
- MANNITOL-MONOACETATE
- MERCURY
- MUCILAGE
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- 4-(2',4',6'-TRIHYDROXYPHENOXY)-2,2',4',6,6'-PENTAHYDROXYBIPHENYL
- PL
- PHOSPHORUS
- PHYTOL
- PRISTANE
- PROTEIN
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SODIUM
- SQUALENE
- STEARIC-ACID
- VIOLAXANTHIN
- ZEAXANTHIN
- ZINC
- ALDOBIURONIC-ACID
- COBALT
- ALGINIC-ACID
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- NIACIN
- PALMITIC-ACID
- 4-(2',4',6'-TRIHYDROXYPHENYL)-4',6'DIHYDROXYPHENOXY-2,2',4',6,6'-PENTAHYDROXYBIPHENYL
- THIAMIN
- XANTHOPHYLL
- ALUMINUM
- BROMINE
- CHOLESTEROL
- FIBER
- FUCOL
- FUCOSTEROL
- HENEICOSA-1,6,9,12,15-PENTAEN
- LAMINARIN
- LUTEIN
- D-MANNITOL
- MANNITOL-MONOGLUCOSIDE
- OLEIC-ACID
- PHLOROGLUCINOL
- POTASSIUM
- RIBOFLAVIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- TIN
- N-HENTRIACONTANE
- BETA-CAROTENE
- IODINE
- ABSCISIC-ACID
- ARACHIDONATES
- DI-IODOTYROSINE
- EICOSAPENTAENOATES
- LECYTHIN
- PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE
- PHOSPHATIDYL-ETHANOLAMINE
- POLYPHENOLS
- ASH
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- SUGARS
- THIAMINE
- WATER
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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