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Health and Herbs Agar Agar Extract (Gelidum mansli) 2 fl oz: HH
Health and Herbs Agar Agar Extract (Gelidum mansli) 2 fl oz: HH
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Agar Agar Extract (Gelidum mansli) 2 fl oz: HH |
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Agar Agar is a gelling substance derived from seaweed, in this case the seaweed Gelidum mansli. It is a nutrtive laxative. It absorbs moisture and putrefactive material in the intestinal track; swells into a soft mass, used for constipation as a mechanical laxative. It is a remedy when stool is dry and hard; mixed in bread and cereals for laxative effect; for intestinal lubrication and bulk. When added to water, it swells to several times its original volume and solidifies as a transparent, colorless, odorless gel. It is used in several forms as a bulk laxative. Probably best known to many as the culture-growing medium used in petri dishes in school science laboratories! Agar-agar (or agar), produced from several species of sea greens, is ususally sold as a light grey powder or as sun-dried flakes. It's a good substitute to animal gelatin as a gelling agent to make jellies. Also called kanten and Japanese gelatin, this tasteless dried seaweed acts as a setting agent. It is marketed throughout Asia in the form of blocks, powder or strands. Agar is a very valuable weight loss tool. It is a rich source of vitamins, minerals and iodine, it adds bulk to meals without increasing calories, and so helps to curb appetite. That is, the two most common weight-loss methods without ingestion of artificial substances are to eat as little as possible, which is very difficult to do, or to use as many calorie-free ingredients for cooking as possible so that hunger is satiated. The Japanese have been using the second method for centuries, and, as a consequence, only 5 percent of Japanese are overweight compared to more than 50 percent of Americans. Calorie-free cooking ingredients include mushrooms and sea vegetables, which the Japanese eat in large quantities. Agar helps the body eliminate bad cholesterol as more than 70 percent of its weight is dietary fiber. |
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