"Sea water as medicine. Official recognition."

Further to the research from René Quinton (1867-1925) and his project of creation of . The constant action of the marine winds in this area located between the shore and 50 metres and the conditions of high salinity and sun helps with the growth of the halophile plants, meaning, that those plants resist to conditions of high salt concentrations both in the ground or in the air.

Those plants have developed mechanisms in order to adapt to the high salt concentrations of the environment: some have become succulents, retaining water in order to balance out the salt concentration and others have developed salt excreting glands. Furthermore, in order to avoid being damaged, they tend to be small and creepers. In the Canaries, the community of halophile plants includes the sea lettuce, the marine thyme, the sea parsley and the Mesembryanthemum crystallinum; we also find the sea evergreen and endemic species like the sea pineapple. .

During times of famine, those used to be harvested since antiquity, especially Mesembryanthemum crystallinum and they used to toast the seeds in order to produce « glass gofio » and the sea lettuce for its high content in vitamins and minerals.

"those used to be harvested since antiquity, especially Mesembryanthemum crystallinum and they used to toast the seeds in order to produce « glass gofio » and the sea lettuce for its high content in vitamins and minerals. ”... "