Ecklonia cava
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Ecklonia cava (or paddle weed, kajime (搗布[2]/未滑海藻), noro-kajime), is an edible marine brown alga species found in the ocean off Japan and Korea.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Clade: | Diaphoretickes |
Clade: | SAR |
Clade: | Stramenopiles |
Phylum: | Gyrista |
Subphylum: | Ochrophytina |
Class: | Phaeophyceae |
Order: | Laminariales |
Family: | Lessoniaceae |
Genus: | Ecklonia |
Species: | E. cava |
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It is used as an herbal remedy in the form of an extract called Seanol, a polyphenolic extract, and Ventol, a phlorotannin-rich natural agent.[3] Phlorotannins, such as fucodiphlorethol G,[4] 7-phloro eckol, 6,6'-bieckol,[5] eckol, 8,8'-bieckol, 8,4"'-dieckol and phlorofucofuroeckol A can be isolated from Ecklonia cava.[6] Other components are common sterol derivatives (fucosterol, ergosterol and cholesterol).[5]
It is also identified as a viable colloid source for use in the biotech industry.[7]