Lithothamnium is an alga that occurs in the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It can become a bed for miles, covered by a pink layer of live algae. In Ireland and England, this alga has been harvested for centuries to enrich agricultural land. It particularly improves acidic soils. Nowadays pure lithothamnime is added to milk, which does not necessarily mean that it makes the milk healthier. Every year, 500,000 tons of lithothamnium are mechanically pumped up, dried and ground for consumer use or to enrich land for agricultural purposes.
Only the pink foliage is used from this plant. This pink algae mainly contains many minerals. The plant contains the most calcium. It also has magnesium , iron , sulfur, copper, manganese , zinc and iodine. The disadvantage of using algae is that they can be loaded with heavy metals; after all, the seas and oceans are heavily polluted by capitalist exploitation of our planet. That is why only pure algae is used for phytotherapeutic application.
==Special Precautions of Lithothamnium calcareum==
*Some seaweeds, such as Lithothamnium, may contain amounts of iodine, so people with thyroid problems should be careful.*The disadvantage of using algae is that they can be loaded with heavy metals; after all, the seas and oceans are heavily polluted by capitalist exploitation of our planet. That is why only pure algae is used for phytotherapeutic application.
==Health Benefits and Uses of Lithothamnium calcareum==
Lithothamnium contains on average 32% easily absorbable calcium. It is a collaboration of no fewer than 74 sea minerals and all of this in a bioactive or highly absorbable form. The main component consists of an easily absorbable form of calcium carbonate: its structure is very open, porous and moisturizing very well. Due to this composition, the calcium is well absorbed into the body.