Green-lipped mussel: the power combination for your joints
Green-lipped musselshave long been popular in the coastal regions of New Zealand, not only as a delicious speciality, but also for health reasons. The animals are now bred in aquaculture. The mussel owes its good reputation to itsIngredients that create a unique combination.
What exactly are green-lipped mussels?
Green-lipped mussels (perna canaliculus) or “green-shelled mussels” are a species of mussel from the mussel family with shells up to 17 centimeters long.The mussel owes its name to its green shell edges. It forms mussel beds with up to 100 specimens per square meter. The original distribution area of the green-lipped mussel is the coastal region of New Zealand. The mussel was also introduced into the waters of South Australia and Tasmania by humans.
What is special about green-lipped mussels?
Active ingredients can be extracted from the marine animal, which are said to have a preventive and healing effect on joint wear:Antioxidantsstrengthen the immune system and inhibit inflammatory processes in the joints. The amino sugars that are central to the formation and maintenance of cartilage massGlucosamineandChondroitinplay an important role in the mobility and resilience of the joints and stimulate the body to produce new cartilage and synovial fluid.In addition, the green-lipped mussel contains twelve different omega-3 fatty acids, which have a particularly anti-inflammatory effect on the entire organism. The ingredients of the green-lipped mussel are said to have healing powersfor arthrosis and other joint problemsIn addition, it also has positive effects on asthma.
Use of green-lipped mussels
In traditional Maori medicine, the green-lipped mussel plays a key role due to itsunique combination of active ingredientshas played a role for thousands of years. Today, the green-lipped musselcultivated both as a delicacy and as a basis for pharmaceutical productsNew Zealand harvests 60,000 tonnes of New Zealand green-lipped mussels every year. Around ten percent of these are used for pharmaceutical purposes and as food supplements. The shellfish are freeze-dried and ground into a powder that is used in capsules, tablets or gels.
Why should I buy green-lipped mussel products from Medicom?
Our preparation “Nobilin Joint Active Gel“ combines powder from New Zealand green-lipped musselwith extract from AfricanDevil's Clawand cooling mentholThe green-lipped mussel provides your joints with a unique combination of active ingredients for prevention and regeneration: glucosamine, chondroitin and omega-3 fatty acids. The storage roots of the devil's claw contain the bitter substances harpagoside, harpagide and procumbide. These have aanti-inflammatory and decongestant effectThe gel is rounded off with the provitamin panthenol, which you can use to regenerate and pamper your skin in a moisturizing way.
