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Name (CN)	昆布 (Kūn bù)
Synonyms (CN)	淡昆布、海带、纶布、海昆布
Name (EN)	Laminariae Thallus Eckloniae Thallus, Kelp, Sea Tangle
Scientific name(s)	Ecklonia Kurome Okam, Laminariae Japonicae Thallus, Lhallus Laminariae, Japonica Japonica, Thallus Laminariae Seu Eckloniae
Used section	Dried foliage
Taste	Salty
Channel Tropism	Induce in the liver, stomach and kidney meridians.
Cold/Hot properties	Cold
Group	Plant [Vegetables And Products]

Origin	The dried leafy bodies of kelp Laminaria japonica Aresch. or winged algae Ecklonia kurome Okam.
Function and treatment	Softening and dispersing knots, eliminating phlegm and inducing diuresis. Used for gall tumors, scrofula, painful swelling of testicles, and edema of phlegm.
Origin and best harvesting period	Sea Tangle is mainly produced in Zhejiang and Fujian. It is harvested in summer and autumn and dried in the sun.

No.	Name(s)
COMP-000386	citral; ( e)-citral; geranial; (e)-citral; 2,6-octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-, (e)-
COMP-000442	octacosane; n-octacosane
COMP-000623	salicylic acid
COMP-000791	nonacosane; n-nonacosane
COMP-000969	linoleic acid, ethyl ester; ethyl linoleate; ethyllinoleate; 9,12-octadecadienoic acid, ethyl ester; ethyl (z,z)-9,12-octadecadienoate
COMP-001032	pyridoxine
COMP-001041	sucrose; saccharose; sugar
COMP-001073	ash
COMP-001074	calcium
COMP-001076	magnesium
COMP-001078	potassium
COMP-001079	sodium
COMP-001083	copper
COMP-001086	manganese
COMP-001091	zinc
COMP-001124	trans-octen-2-al; (e)-2-octenal
COMP-001169	(13z)-retinol
COMP-001178	phytomenadione; vitamin k 1; vitamin k1 epoxide-1,4-diol
COMP-001192	water
COMP-001194	selenium
COMP-001207	folic acid
COMP-001227	iron
COMP-001484	d-mannitol; mannitol
COMP-002105	polygalacturonic acid; pectins; d-galacturonan; pectic acid
COMP-002276	phenol, 4-pentyl-; 4-pentylphenol; 4-n-pentylphenol