富含碘的长寿菜
对中医来说，昆布是一种的药食同源的好药，常用于治疗瘿瘤、瘰疬、睾丸肿痛、痰饮水肿。
临床应用
提高HDL含量，改善血脂
Kim, Min Sun, et al. "Effects of seaweed supplementation on blood glucose concentration, lipid profile, and antioxidant enzyme activities in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus." Nutrition research and practice 2.2 (2008): 62-67.
抑制脂肪吸收
Wilcox, Matthew D., et al. "The modulation of pancreatic lipase activity by alginates." Food chemistry 146 (2014): 479-484.
有助于减轻体重
Abidov, Musa, et al. "The effects of Xanthigen™ in the weight management of obese premenopausal women with non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease and normal liver fat." Diabetes, obesity and metabolism 12.1 (2010): 72-81.
有效对抗前列腺癌
Farooqi, Ammad Ahmad, Ghazala Butt, and Zubia Razzaq. "Algae extracts and methyl jasmonate anti-cancer activities in prostate cancer: choreographers of ‘the dance macabre’." Cancer cell international 12.1 (2012): 50.
对抗大肠癌和乳腺癌
Moussavou, Ghislain, et al. "Anticancer effects of different seaweeds on human colon and breast cancers." Marine drugs 12.9 (2014): 4898-4911.
有效消除自由基
Wang, Jing, et al. "Antioxidant activity of sulfated polysaccharide fractions extracted from Laminaria japonica." International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 42.2 (2008): 127-132.
有效对抗呼吸道合胞病毒
Cao, Yin-guang, et al. "Antiviral activity of polysaccharide extract from Laminaria japonica against respiratory syncytial virus." Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 84 (2016): 1705-1710.
治疗缺碘性甲状腺肿大
Takeuchi, Takako, et al. "Treatment of hypothyroidism due to iodine deficiency using daily powdered kelp in patients receiving long-term total enteral nutrition." Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology 20.3 (2011): 51-55.
辅助治疗C型肝炎及相关肝病
Mori, Naoki, et al. "Beneficial effects of fucoidan in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection." World journal of gastroenterology: WJG 18.18 (2012): 2225.
预防带状疱疹病毒感染
Hayashi, Kyoko, et al. "Defensive effects of a fucoidan from brown alga Undaria pinnatifida against herpes simplex virus infection." International immunopharmacology 8.1 (2008): 109-116.
刺激骨骼修复
Kim, Beom‐Su, et al. "Fucoidan‐induced osteogenic differentiation promotes angiogenesis by inducing vascular endothelial growth factor secretion and accelerates bone repair." Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine 12.3 (2018): e1311-e1324.
有益于慢性肾病的治疗
Wang, Jing, et al. "Effect and mechanism of fucoidan derivatives from Laminaria japonica in experimental adenine-induced chronic kidney disease." Journal of ethnopharmacology 139.3 (2012): 807-813.
你知道吗？
1913年．瑞典乌普萨拉大学凯林教授于昆布中的黏滑成分发现一种称为“褐藻糖胶”的有效成分。褐藻多糖硫酸酯在医药方面具有抗凝降脂、重金属解毒和抗HIV的作用，引起科学工作者的高度重视，成为当今重点开发的海洋药物之一。
Q&A
甲亢病人适合服用昆布辅助品吗？
昆布是一种含碘量很高的海藻，所以可能对甲亢病情不利。事实上，人体合成甲状腺素的过程需要碘和酪氨酸，而且只有长期补充碘才会影响甲状腺。因此，甲亢的人最好不要长期服用。
肾衰病人适合服用昆布辅助品吗?
研究发现，褐藻糖胶对于慢性肾衰有降低尿素氮，血肌酐，改善肾功能，延缓病情进展的作用。
Zhang, Quanbin, et al. "Effects of fucoidan on chronic renal failure in rats." Planta medica 69.06 (2003): 537-541.