Dear list:
My Korean friend Prof Byeong Dae Choi, GSNU, gave me this response.
Aside from food, it is used for soap.
The ink, the black pigment or Ommochrome is also used. It is believed
that it has lowering effect on high blood pressure.
Further info could be found at Nippon Suisan Gakkaishi. Also, a search
with ASFA; yields the ff list: 45(7), 805-810, 1979; 48(12), 1739-1744,
1982; 49(1), 79-83, 1983; 49(6), 913-918, 1983; 51(7), 1195-1199, 1985;
52(1), 131-138, 1986; 53(6), 1025-1031, 1987.
Regards,
Jose
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