Sea Moss Education:
Packed with 92+ essential minerals, sea moss provides the consumer with a multitude of benefits, externally and internally. Here’s some helpful information about this powerful seaweed below:
Energetics: the subtle ways in which a plant impacts the human mind, body, and/or spirit.
- Cooling
- Moistening
- Nourishing
Constituents: the components of the herb.
- Polysaccharides
- Proteins
- Amino acids
- Iodine
- Bromine
- Manganese
And much more!
Actions: the effect or influence.
- Anti-inflammatory
- Emollient: soothes and softens skin
o Apply external (e.g., face mask)
- Demulcent: relieves irritation of mucous membranes; has an expectorant effect (triggers coughing to expel phlegm)
o Taken for coughs and bronchitis
- Bulk laxative
- Anticoagulant: thins the blood
- Helps control blood glucose
- Reduces cancer risk
- Regulates thyroid hormone secretion
o Has many metabolic effects including growth, increased cardiac output & ventilation rate, etc.
Contraindications: the reason to not receive a particular treatment or procedure.
- Avoid use when taking anticoagulants medications.
