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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-003664	normal-docosane; n-docosane; docosane
COMP-003722	methyl linolenate; methyllinolenate
COMP-004386	n-hexatriacontane; hexatriacontane
COMP-004453	eicosapentaenoic acid; icosapent
COMP-004742	n-pentacosane; pentacosane
COMP-004946	butyl isobutyl phthalate; butyl-isobutyl-phthalate
COMP-005030	gibberellin; gibberellin a3
COMP-005195	riboprine; n6-(2-isopentenyl)adenosine
COMP-005348	(e,e)-2,4-heptadienal; 2,4-heptadienal
COMP-005737	4-butylphenol; 4-n-butylphenol
COMP-006509	trigonelline
COMP-008861	histamine
COMP-009296	ω-hexadecenoic acid
COMP-009297	laminine
COMP-009298	(e,e)-2,4-octadienal
COMP-009299	6,6'-bieckol
COMP-009300	8,8'-bieckol
COMP-009301	dieckol
COMP-009302	eckol
COMP-009303	2-o-phloroeckol
COMP-009304	phlorofucofuroeckol a
COMP-009305	2-o-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)-6,6'-bieckol
COMP-009306	tetratetracontane
COMP-009307	(13'z)-fucoxanthin
COMP-009308	laminaran; laminarin