George Felfold eBook Herbal Health The Healing Powers Of Seaweed And Algae 2006 .pdf

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Table Of Contents
Title Page 1
Sub Title Page 3
Table Of Contents 4
Copyright Information 5
Dedication 6
About The Author 7
Other Books 8
Special Thanks 9
Introduction 10
What Is Seaweed? 11
Three Main Type Of Algae 16
Using Seaweed As Food 30
Medicinal Uses Of Seaweed 32
Uses Of Seaweed 35
Its Good For 36
Algae 38
What Is Algae? 39
Agars 41
Diatoms 42
Dinophyta: Dinoflagellates 44
Future Prospects Of Seaweed 46
Testimonial 48
Comments Are Welcomed 49


Introduction
Over the world for several centuries there has been a traditional use of
seaweeds as food in China, Republic of Korea and also in Japan. As people
from these countries have migrated around the world, this custom has moved
with them, so that today there are many more countries where the
consumption of seaweed is not unusual. Coastal dwellers in tropical climates
such as Indonesia and Malaysia have also eaten fresh seaweeds, especially as
salad components.
In the recent years there has been a strong movement in France to introduce
seaweed into the European cuisine and also in European cooking, with some
success, although it is still regarded as an exotic component of the menu. It
has gained some acceptance in regions like California, Hawaii, Toronto,
where communities of Japanese are large and the taste for seaweeds spreads
out into the surrounding population through finding them on restaurant
menus and supermarket shelves.
On the east coast of the United States and Canada, around Maine, New
Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, some companies have begun cultivating
seaweeds onshore, in tanks, specially for human consumption, and their
markets are growing fast, both in those two countries and with exports to
Japan.
Ireland and North Ireland are showing a renewed interest in seaweeds that
were once a traditional part of the countries diet. Already on the market in
many countries around the world are cooking books incorporating recipes
using the so called sea-vegetables. With the current trend for consumers to
embrace organically grown foods and natural foods from clean
enveronments, seaweeds should receive an increasing acceptance.