New Zealand Green Lipped Mussel
People use it to make medicine.
New zealand green lipped mussel. People use it to make medicine. Green lipped mussel perna canaliculus is a new zealand shellfish from which an extract has been shown to be useful in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis ra and osteoarthritis oa. Green lipped mussel inhibits inflammation in the body. New zealand green lipped mussel is used for rheumatoid arthritis osteoarthritis and asthma.
New zealand green lipped mussel is a shellfish. As a medicine it is available in freeze dried ground and capsule forms. Seawater and mussels around cultivation farms are regularly tested for biotoxins and bacteria to ensure the manufacturing of safe and healthy products. The oil from the mussel is also used.
Canaliculus is found in the temperate waters of new zealand whereas perna viridis occurs widely throughout the indo pacific region which includes japan malaysia indonesia and the philippines. Canaliculus has economic importance as a cultivated species in new zealand. As a medicine it is available in freeze dried ground and capsule form. There are 2 green mussel species.