Kelp Products

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Accepted Names (English)

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Black tang(common)Bladder fucus(common)Bladderwrack(common)Egg wrack(common)Hai dai(common)Horsetail kelp(common)Japanese kelp(common)Kelp(common)Kelpware(common)Knotted wrack(common)Kuppetang(common)Makombu(common)Norwegian kelp(common)Sea tangle(common)Seawrack(common)Silketare(common)Ascophyllum nodosum(proper)Fucus vesiculosus(proper)Laminaria digitata(proper)Saccharina japonica(proper)

Accepted Names (French)

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Black tang(common)Bladder fucus(common)Bladderwrack(common)Egg wrack(common)Hai dai(common)Horsetail kelp(common)Japanese kelp(common)Kelp(common)Kelpware(common)Knotted wrack(common)Kuppetang(common)Makombu(common)Norwegian kelp(common)Sea tangle(common)Seawrack(common)Silketare(common)Ascophyllum nodosum(proper)Fucus vesiculosus(proper)Laminaria digitata(proper)Saccharina japonica(proper)

Approved Health Claims

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  • Source of antioxidants/Provides antioxidants
  • Source of antioxidants/Provides antioxidants that help fight/protect (cell) against/reduce (the oxidative effect of/the oxidative damage caused by/cell damage caused by) free radicals
  • Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as an alterative for the glandular system
  • Used in Herbal Medicine to support normal thyroid function
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a “traditional medicine”, any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Kelp is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as an alterative for the glandular system)
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Health Claims (Français)

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  • Source of antioxidants/Provides antioxidants
  • Source of antioxidants/Provides antioxidants that help fight/protect (cell) against/reduce (the oxidative effect of/the oxidative damage caused by/cell damage caused by) free radicals
  • Traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as an alterative for the glandular system
  • Used in Herbal Medicine to support normal thyroid function
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a “traditional medicine”, any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Kelp is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine as an alterative for the glandular system)
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Dose Ranges

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PopulationDose RangeFrequency
Adults 18 years and older0.8–1 gramper day

Cautions & Contraindications

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cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are taking blood thinners (Gardner and McGuffin 2013; Ren et al 2013; Zhao et al 2012; Brinker 2010; Gruenwald et al 2007; Duke 2002).
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding (Brinker 2010; Barnes 2002).

Ingredients Covered

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