Rhodophyceae.
Popular names: rocky moss, cartilaginous algae.
Pharmacy name: dry red algae – Carrageen (Irish moss).
Botanical description. The repeatedly forked-branched thallus of these gelatinous-fleshy red algae is 10-15 cm long. In the water, the algae lose their color. Numerous on the coast of the North Atlantic.
Active ingredients: mucus, protein, minerals (especially bromine and iodine).
Application. Due to the high content of mucus, the plant is used as an emollient and anti-inflammatory in respiratory and intestinal catarrhs. Nika. It is also used as a mild laxative.