原始时代的完整食品
蓝藻是地球上最早的居民，也可以说是最古老的生命形式。
临床应用
具有抗氧化及消炎作用
Shih, Chao-Ming, et al. "Antiinflammatory and antihyperalgesic activity of C-phycocyanin." Anesthesia & Analgesia 108.4 (2009): 1303-1310.
有助于治疗尿石症
Farooq, Shukkur M., et al. "C-phycocyanin confers protection against oxalate-mediated oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunctions in MDCK cells." PloS one 9.4 (2014).
有益于糖尿病的血糖管理
Lee, Eun Hee, et al. "A randomized study to establish the effects of spirulina in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients." Nutrition Research and Practice 2.4 (2008): 295-300.
强力降血脂作用
Mazokopakis, Elias E., et al. "The hypolipidaemic effects of Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis) supplementation in a Cretan population: a prospective study." Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 94.3 (2014): 432-437.
有助降低血压
Torres-Duran, Patricia V., Aldo Ferreira-Hermosillo, and Marco A. Juarez-Oropeza. "Antihyperlipemic and antihypertensive effects of Spirulina maxima in an open sample of Mexican population: a preliminary report." Lipids in Health and Disease 6.1 (2007): 33.
防治过敏性鼻炎
Cingi, Cemal, et al. "The effects of spirulina on allergic rhinitis." European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 265.10 (2008): 1219-1223.
治疗贫血及增强免疫力
Selmi, Carlo, et al. "The effects of Spirulina on anemia and immune function in senior citizens." Cellular & molecular immunology 8.3 (2011): 248.
预防激烈运动后的肌肉损伤
Lu, Hsueh-Kuan, et al. "Preventive effects of Spirulina platensis on skeletal muscle damage under exercise-induced oxidative stress." European journal of applied physiology 98.2 (2006): 220.
降低HbA1c
Stratton, Irene M., et al. "Association of glycaemia with macrovascular and microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 35): prospective observational study." Bmj 321.7258 (2000): 405-412.
有利于癌症治疗
Jiang, Liangqian, et al. "Phycocyanin: A potential drug for cancer treatment." Journal of Cancer 8.17 (2017): 3416.
辅助治疗口腔癌、肺癌、乳癌、胰腺癌、喉癌等
Mulk, Bhavana Sujana, et al. "Spirulina and pentoxyfilline–A novel approach for treatment of oral submucous fibrosis." Journal of clinical and diagnostic research: JCDR 7.12 (2013): 3048.
Deniz, Irem, Mehmet Ozgun Ozen, and Ozlem Yesil-Celiktas. "Supercritical fluid extraction of phycocyanin and investigation of cytotoxicity on human lung cancer cells." The Journal of Supercritical Fluids 108 (2016): 13-18.
Bharathiraja, Subramaniyan, et al. "In vitro photodynamic effect of phycocyanin against breast cancer cells." Molecules 21.11 (2016): 1470.
Liao, Gaoyong, et al. "Phycocyanin inhibits tumorigenic potential of pancreatic cancer cells: role of apoptosis and autophagy." Scientific reports 6 (2016): 34564.
Ying, Jun, et al. "Effects of phycocyanin on apoptosis of human laryngeal cancer HEP-2 cells." Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 7 (2015): 1189-1196.
有效对抗环境污染毒物
Martínez-Galero, Elizdath, et al. "Preclinical antitoxic properties of Spirulina (Arthrospira)." Pharmaceutical biology 54.8 (2016): 1345-1353.
你知道吗？
螺旋藻是地球上营养密度最高的食物之一，勘称21世纪最具营养价值的食物，因此被美国及欧洲太空总署(NASA)及 (ESA) 指定为太空人执行任务必备的主要食物。
Deng, Ruitang, and Te‐Jin Chow. "Hypolipidemic, antioxidant, and antiinflammatory activities of microalgae Spirulina." Cardiovascular therapeutics 28.4 (2010): e33-e45.
Q&A
什么是“藻蓝蛋白”？
藻蓝蛋白(phycocyanin)是从螺旋藻中分离出的一种深蓝色粉末，可以帮助调节和合成人体代谢所需要的多种重要酶，对抑制癌细胞的生长和促进人体细胞再生具有重要作用，同时藻蓝蛋白还能调节人体免疫系统，增强免疫系统功能，提高人体对疾病的抵抗能力。因此，藻蓝蛋白被食品专家形象地称为“食物钻石”。