Evidence supporting the use of: Sea vegetable (unspecified)
For the health condition: Hepatitis

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Source of validity: Traditional
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Sea vegetables, often referred to as edible seaweeds (such as kelp, nori, dulse, and wakame), have a long history of use in traditional Asian medicine and cuisine. In traditional practices, particularly within Chinese and Japanese herbal medicine, sea vegetables have been consumed for their general health-promoting properties and for supporting liver function. There are anecdotal and folkloric accounts of their use in individuals with liver ailments, including hepatitis, mainly due to their rich content of minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, and polysaccharides thought to benefit overall health and immune function. However, the evidence supporting their use specifically for the treatment or management of hepatitis is extremely limited and largely based on tradition rather than rigorous scientific investigation.

While some laboratory studies have identified compounds in sea vegetables with antiviral or hepatoprotective properties, these findings have not been confirmed in clinical trials involving humans with hepatitis. As such, there is currently insufficient scientific evidence to recommend sea vegetables as an effective therapy for hepatitis. Their use for this purpose is best described as traditional, with a low level of supporting evidence.

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