One particular characteristic of chlorella has led some to call it the "supreme whole food supplement." This is its high concentration of chlorophyll, which is often as high as 7% of its total weight. Chlorella is by far the richest source of chlorophyll available for human nutrition today. Alfalfa, for instance, contains about 0.2% chlorophyll. Chlorella contains almost ten times more chlorophyll than Spirulina (0.76%), and more than most of the processed chlorophyll supplements available in health food stores which rarely contain more than 4-5%.

The first comprehensive report on the therapeutic uses of chlorophyll appeared in the July 1940 issue of the American Journal of Surgery.

In this report, many distinguished doctors reported on cases that ranged from deep internal infections to skin disorders to advanced pyorrhea. All of these disorders responded positively to treatment with chlorophyll.

The catalogue of chlorophyll's positive effects is astonishing in its range:

• Provides iron, builds red-blood count and improves anemia
• Removes toxins, cleans and deodorises bowel tissue
• Purifies the liver and aids hepatitis
• Heals sores, soothes inflamed tonsils, ulcers and painful hemorrhoids and piles
• Feeds heart tissues and improves milk production
• Aids hemophilia, improves diabetes and asthma

Chlorophyll Detoxifies

Chlorophyll is a powerful cleanser and builder of the hemoglobin in the blood. It helps remove toxic materials from all internal organs, thereby allowing a natural healing process to take place. Even people in good health can also experience great benefits from raising their consumption of chlorophyll because its powerful action strengthens resistance to all kinds of disease.

Chlorella is the most highly concentrated source of natural chlorophyll available. Chlorella enables us to take large amounts of chlorophyll without using chemically extracted products. For instance, one table of Chlorella contains as much chlorophyll as about 35 tablets of alfalfa, which is often taken as a chlorophyll supplement.