Chlorella pyrenoidosa

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Chlorella pyrenoidosa is a species of fresh water green algae. It is used medicinally as a chelatory agent, for example to extract mercury from the body, or to extract gold from depleted mines.

Possible medicinal uses include:

  • fibromyalgia
  • hypertension
  • ulcerative colitis

It was first discovered in the Pyrenees (hence its name), but occurs world wide. It is used as a potent drug in Chinese medicine.

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Sources

Merchant RE, Andre CA: A review of recent clinical trials of the nutritional supplement Chlorella pyrenoidosa in the treatment of fibromyalgia, hypertension, and ulcerative colitis chlorellaTemplate:Plant-stub