Ecklonia cava
Encyclopedia
Ecklonia cava is a species of brown alga found in the ocean off Japan
and Korea
.
It is used as an herbal remedy
in the form of an extract called Seanol, a polyphenol
. Another phlorotannin
-rich natural agent, Ventol, is also extract from E. cava. One of the phlorotannin
s component is called fucodiphlorethol G
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
.
It is used as an herbal remedy
Herbalism
Herbalism is a traditional medicinal or folk medicine practice based on the use of plants and plant extracts. Herbalism is also known as botanical medicine, medical herbalism, herbal medicine, herbology, herblore, and phytotherapy...
in the form of an extract called Seanol, a polyphenol
Polyphenol
Polyphenols are a structural class of natural, synthetic, and semisynthetic organic chemicals characterized by the presence of large multiples of phenol structural units...
. Another phlorotannin
Phlorotannin
A phlorotannin is a type of tannin found in brown algae such as kelps and rockweeds or sargassacean species. Contrary to hydrolysable or condensed tannins, these compounds are oligomers of phloroglucinol...
-rich natural agent, Ventol, is also extract from E. cava. One of the phlorotannin
Phlorotannin
A phlorotannin is a type of tannin found in brown algae such as kelps and rockweeds or sargassacean species. Contrary to hydrolysable or condensed tannins, these compounds are oligomers of phloroglucinol...
s component is called fucodiphlorethol G