TaxonomyRhodophyta
old name
Sphaerococcus obtusus
new name
Laurencia obtusa
USE: Sphaerococcus obtusus
REFERENCES: In Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam is used as food and for agar extraction. Also used as food in the Mediterranean Basin, and in the Hawaiian Is. May have a potential therapeutic effect against acute myeloid leukemia and a beneficial potential as gastroprotective and antioxidant natural product.
