KELP
Also known as bladderwrack, kelp is common to many New England and Eastern seaboard shorelines that are rocky and have low tide water marks. This sea vegetation is olive-green in color, regularly branched, with branches of spiraling shape and leathery feel. They may occasionally lack air bladders, but usually occur with paired bladders. The midrib is distinct and the stipe unbranched as it comes out of the disc-shaped holdfast. Kelp should be used to correct an insufficiency of normal glandular performance. The best way to do this is to make a simple clear broth using fresh or dried kelp. The liquid is strained and consumed like soup; kelp is sweet and delicious and increases glandular activity. Due to its iodine content, kelp is taken as an anti-goiter remedy. Kelp appears to raise the metabolic rate by increasing hormone production by the thyroid gland, but this increase may be limited to poorly functioning thyroids. Kelp is reputedly helpful in rheumatic conditions. Other medical uses - Colorectal cancer.
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