Bladderwrack has been referenced to assist with/as: alterative, antiatherogenic, anticoagulant, anti-hypothyroid, anti-rheumatic, diuretic, detergent, nutritive, tonic, arthritis (all types), purifies blood, eczema, hair/weight loss, joint pain, increases/enhances metabolism, obesity, pain, psoriasis, rheumatism, scrofula, & thyroid glands.