Sargassum seaweed is a type of seaweed found along the coasts of Japan and China. Two species, Sargassum fusiforme and Sargassum pallidum, are both referred to as sargassum seaweed or gulfweed in...
This plant is a component of several Chinese formulas, including haizao yuhu tang, used to treat goiter and neixiao lei li wan, used to treat scrufuloderma.
evidence shows that sargassum seaweed provides enough dietary iodine to make it useful as a treatment for goiter. There is little scientific evidence that sargassum seaweed is useful in treating such...