Description
Botanical Names
Chlorella pyrenoidosa (the form of Chlorella used in most commercial supplements of Chlorella) – Chlorella regularis – Chlorella vulgaris
Both forms of Chlorella belong to the Green Algae (Chlorophyta) family.
Health Benefits of Chlorella
Cardiovascular System
- Chlorella may be useful for lowering Blood Pressure in Hypertension patients.
Digestive System
- Chlorella may alleviate the symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis.
Immune System
- Chlorella may help to prevent/treat Allergies.
- Chlorella may help to prevent some Bacterial & Viral Diseases (due to its ability to stimulate the production of Interferons):
- Chlorella may help to prevent the Common Cold.
- Chlorella may help to prevent Influenza.
- Chlorella may prolong survival times in Cancer patients (by boosting the Immune Response, i.e. not by directly killing Cancer cells): o Chlorella may prolong survival times in Breast Cancer patients (by boosting the Immune Response, i.e. not by directly killing Cancer cells).
- Chlorella may prolong survival times in Leukemia patients (by boosting the Immune Response, i.e. not by directly killing Cancer cells).
- Recently (1998), Chlorella (Chlorella vulgaris species) has also been shown to contain a Glycoprotein (named CVS) that may inhibit the metastasis of some forms of Cancer.
- Chlorella may stimulate the Immune System (due to Chlorella Growth Factor (CGF) and Polysaccharides in Chlorella).
- Chlorella may inhibit Listeria monocytogenes.
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