Shandong and Fujian are two important provinces regarding the development of seaweed industry, which shared three-fourths national yield in year 2020. The present study has analyzed overall situation industry by comparing annual output, farming area, species structure. current status Laminaria japonica cultivation is also compared to production process, industrial organization, progress, innova...

New in vitro anti-diabetes makgeolli was produced from rice by adding various quantities of Laminaria japonica, and the fermentation characteristics of the L. japonica makgeolli during the fermentation process were investigated. The contents of alcohol and reducing sugar, and viable count of yeast, of L. japonica makgeolli were not significantly changed when the proportion of L. japonica was in...

Deep-water kelps are little-known large brown algae occurring close to the lower limit of photosynthetic life in the sea. This study compares historical and recent records of the deep-water Mediterranean kelp Laminaria rodriguezii in the Adriatic Sea. Historical records include data from herbarium collections and trawling fishery expeditions in the mid-twentieth century, while recent data compr...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronically relapsing inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract. Most IBD treatments are unsatisfactory; therefore, various dietary supplements have emerged as promising interventions. Laminaria japonica (LJ) is an edible seaweed used to regulate digestive symptoms. Probiotics have been reported to improve digestive problems and their simultaneous...

OBJECTIVES To analyze and determine the safety and effectiveness of induced fetal demise as an adjunctive method in outpatient abortion for patients with advanced pregnancies and to evaluate the independent effect of intrauterine misoprostol administered after amniotomy in late abortion. METHODS During a 9-year period, 1677 abortions were performed for patients whose pregnancies ranged from 1...