SPRU TOUR
SPIRULINA THROUGH THE AGES
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5000 YEARS OF MEDICAL USE
Three ancient schools of medicine — Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Unani — have used Spirulina to treat illness for more than 5,000 years and still prescribe it in a wide range of treatments in Asia, China, India and Pakistan, South Asia and the middle east.
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SPIRULINA IN ANCIENT TRADE
Spirulina grows naturally in alkaline lakes around the world and was harvested, dried and widely traded — it has a distinguished history in the healing arts in ancient Egypt, Babylon, the Roman empire, Persia and India.
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IMPORTANT AZTEC FOOD
Ancient Aztecs harvested Spirulina (tecuitlatl) as a major source of nutrition in mountain cities with little agricultural land. Aztec runners carried messages for hundreds of miles using Spirulina to maintain endurance.
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IMPORTANT AFRICANTRIBAL FOOD
African tribes have harvested and sun-dried Spirulina for food and trading from alkaline lakes for millennia.
Villagers in Chad still collect 'Dihe' in baskets, sun dry it, and sell it in marketplaces and to traders.
