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Ecklonia cava, an edible marine brown alga, has demonstrated in lab studies to have radical scavenging, bactericidal, tyrosinase inhibitory, anti-inflammatory and protease inhibitory activities. Aggressive promotion of this brown alga began in 2009 with some companies selling an extract of ecklonia cava with these promises: cklonia cava extract is a standardized organic complex of unique aquatic molecules that come from a specific species of brown algae. This new exotic plant extract provides powerful support for your heart and your cholesterol. It helps boost alpha waves, which are associated with mental focus and acuity. Soothes your stiff join. Sends your energy soaring.Ecklonia cava extract increases your blood flow and circulation.
Function:
1. Weight Loss
Fucoxanthin is being explored for weight loss. So far, only animal studies have been done. Japanese researchers have found that fucoxanthin (isolated from wakame) promotes the loss of abdominal fat in obese mice and rats. Animals lost five to 10% of their body weight.
Although it's not fully understood how fucoxanthin works, it appears to target a protein called UCP1 that increases the rate at which abdominal fat is burned. Abdominal fat, also called white adipose tissue, is the kind of fat that surrounds our organs and is linked to heart disease and diabetes. Fucoxanthin also appears to stimulate the production of DHA, one of the omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty fish such as salmon.
Although it's promising and already a popular nutritional supplement, more research is needed to determine if fucoxanthin will work in the same way in humans. If it does prove to be effective, fucoxanthin could be developed into a diet pill for obesity.
2. Diabetes
Fucoxanth
Application:
Applied to food industry as functional food additive
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