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I came across Laminaria stalks when I first started to practice pharmacy in
Norway 30 years ago. They are made from dried seaweed, swell in water and
were
used to dilate the cervix during abortions. I think it was an obsolete
product
even then. It was never registered as a medicinal product in Norway.
There is plenty of seaweed in the Norwegian coast, so I suppose it is not
unlikely that the product in India comes from Norway!
Kari Bremer
Essential Drugs and Other Medicines Department
WHO, Geneva
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