Fucoidan(一) UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA FUCOIDAN: A TREASURE OF HEALTH

Fucoidan is a complex sulfated fucose-rich polysaccharide that is found in brown seaweeds. In general, most fucoidan have been shown to support immune functions and to have beneficial effects on inflammation. But the fucoidan found in specific seaweeds have been shown to have additional properties that make them unique.

One prime example is the fucoidan from Undaria pinnatifida, a seaweed well-known in Japanese cuisine as wakame. Wakame grows in cold ocean waters. Though it originated from Japan, international freight over seaways has spread this seaweed far away and current harvest takes place in places as far south as Tasmania and Patagonia, and as far north as Labrador

Though fucoidan can be extracted from the whole plant, the fucoidan used for medicinal properties comes from the spores of Undaria pinnatifida.

Although this fucoidan is mainly recognized for its beneficial effects on the immune system and inflammation, it became a point of focus in Asia during the spread of the Avian flu

several years ago, as it has been shown to reduce the ability of the influenza virus to infect cells.

Our interest in Undaria pinnatifida comes from the fact that we have shown in human trials that the fucoidan extracted from its spores supports the release of stem cells from the bone

marrow a few hours after consumption and over time. In other words, Undaria pinnatifida

fucoidan leads to a significant increase in the number of circulating stem cells that lasts more than 4 hours after consumption, but daily intake also leads to an increase in the background number of circulating stem cells after a few weeks.

So while we are specifically focused on the effects on Undaria pinnatifida on stem cell release and the ability of the body to repair and renew, this fucoidan also brings the body a wealth of other health benefits.

Therefore, this natural botanical is an important part of the formula of SE.

By Christian Drapeau

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