TaxonomyPhaeophyceae
old name
Fucus vesiculosus (Areschoug) Kjellman 1890
new name
Fucus vesiculosus Linnaeus 1753
USE: Fucus vesiculosus (Areschoug) Kjellman 1890
REFERENCES: People use it for thyroid disorders, obesity, aging skin, constipation, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses. Commonly used as a food in Japan, though less so in Europe and North America (Alaska); consumed in W Europe, Spain, Portugal, Scotland and Ireland.
