It mainly is produed from the red algae Gracilaria lichenoides. This algae is harvested along the western coast of the United States and in parts of Asia. To extract the agar the Algae is boiled, cooled, purified and then dried. The agar is then make into blocks, flakes, or granules.
Multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and polymyalgia rheumatica are three types of autoimmune disorders that affect the muscles, joints, and nerves.
1 Diseases of the neuromuscular junction such as myasthenia gravis, a chronic but highly treatable condition causing weakness in the voluntary muscles.  Nerve injuries and peripheral neuropathies--damage to the nerves that transmit crucial information from the spinal cord and brain to the rest of the body.