🌿 Kelp
[Name]Kelp, Laminaria
[Flavor and Nature]Salty, cold.
[Meridian Tropism]Enter the Liver, Stomach, and Kidney meridians.
[Function]Softening hardness, transforming phlegm, promoting diuresis. Used for goiter, esophageal obstruction, hernia, testicular pain, leukorrhea, edema, and foot qi.
[Composition]Iodine, alginic acid, laminarin, protein, fat, pentosan, amino acids, vitamins (B1, C), beta-carotene, etc.
[Note]Kelp is known as the "longevity vegetable," but people with spleen-stomach deficiency-cold and loose stools should avoid it.