Chlorella in Herbal Medicine: Properties of the Chlorella algae

Scientific name

Chlorella

Family

Chemical constituents

• Protein 55%;
• Carbohydrates 20%;
• Lipids 15%;
• Vitamins (group A, B, C, E, biotin, niacin, phylloquinone);
• Amino acids (leucine, isoleucine, lysine, phenylalanine, tyrosine);
• Chlorellin (product with antibiotic activity).

Chlorella in Herbal Medicine: Properties of the Chlorella seaweed

Chlorella is a "green alga that grows spontaneously in the brackish waters of equatorial Africa."
It is rich in nutrients and for this reason the Ministry of Health recognizes a "physiological action of" Antioxidant, useful for supporting the natural defenses and purifying functions of the "organism".