Wonderful properties of seaweed...

Japan in the ancient time used a sea cabbage to remain vigorous during the day and healthy during life. There from seaweed not only prepare vegetable dishes, add them to soups, but also do the candied candies. And one of the Chinese emperors in the 13th century issued the decree ordering to all citizens to eat in a year a certain quantity of a sea cabbage for prevention of various diseases.

Sea cabbage – the Laminaria Japanese is the large brown alga growing in the sea at a depth from 1 to 20 meters forming the whole thickets. It sloyevishche consists of a mesh and wrinkled or smooth taenioid plate 10 - 30 cm wide and from 1 to 15 meters long. The lower part of a sloyevishch has a cylindrical thick trunk to meter length and quite often fastens to stony soil or shell rock by means of outgrowths.

The sea cabbage of the Sea of Japan lives 2 years, in the North Sea duration of her life increases till 3.5 - 4. Maturing a dispute happens during the period from July to October.

The sea cabbage is caught by means of a long rake and poles from June to September. Clean from impurity and dry in the sun. Then the sloyevishch is largely split up and placed in cardboard boxes or linen bags.

The sea cabbage can be bought in drugstore for the food, medical and cosmetic purposes. The edible sea cabbage is sold also in cans.

For health
- The sea cabbage contains huge amount of useful substances: vitamins – And, groups B, E, D, C, fructose, alginic, gamma linolenic acids, a brown pigment, minerals - iodine, magnesium, phosphorus, bromine, sodium, potassium, cobalt, iron, copper, aluminum, manganese …

- The sea cabbage has the all-strengthening property and increases immunity. It is useful to all, but especially to those at whom the metabolism, weak heart is broken, at diseases of a thyroid gland, kidneys, gout, for prevention of oncology and atherosclerosis.

- The sea cabbage strengthens walls of blood vessels, the viscosity of blood and arterial blood pressure decreases, helps to bring harmful cholesterol and toxins out of an organism.

- The sea cabbage is applied at obesity. 1 tablespoon of the crushed dry cabbage is filled in with 1 glass of water, insisted day and drunk in the equal portions in intervals between food during the day.

- The daily dose of a sea cabbage should not exceed 2 teaspoons at the daily use and no more than 200 - 250 gr in a week.

The sea cabbage cannot be eaten at nephrite, urticaria, hemorrhagic diathesis, a furunkulyoza, during pregnancy.

For appearance
The sea cabbage is used in industrial production of cosmetics as the mineral substances which are contained in it promote effective restoration of fabrics and increase elasticity and elasticity of skin.

In a type of the fact that the sea cabbage improves a metabolism and removes excess liquid, it is a part of many anti-cellulite care products for a body. The sea cabbage has the moistening and rejuvenating properties, accelerate cell fission, helps skin to hold moisture.

Masks can be done of a sea cabbage independently in house conditions. For the cosmetic purposes it is the best of all to buy powder or to crush dry cabbage on the coffee grinder.

- Belongings from a sea cabbage
To fill in powder with hot water and to allow it to inflate. To add the same quantity of a coffee thick, to mix and pound skin with circular motions during the bathing procedures, then to be rinsed under a shower.

- A mask from a sea cabbage moistening
To wet hot water 1 tablespoon of dry seaweed, to allow to inflate, merge surplus of liquid, to add 1 tablespoon of cottage cheese and 1 teaspoon of honey. To put on a face for 15 minutes, to wash away water of room temperature.

- The mask bleaching
To mix 1 tablespoon of the inflated seaweed with 1 tablespoon of sour cream and ¼ teaspoon of lemon juice. To put for 10 minutes, to wash away warm water, to wash cool. At dry skin to replace lemon juice with 1 teaspoon of cucumber juice.

- Nutritious mask
To mix 2 tablespoons of the inflated sea cabbage with 1 egg yolk and 1 teaspoon of olive oil. To apply for 10 minutes to face skin, necks, a decollete. To wash away warmish water. To wash cool water or to wipe skin with an ice cube.