A Systematic Review To Unveil Therapeutic Potential Of Some Common Green Seaweeds

Abstract

The increasing demand of mankind for a healthier life and increased longevity has led humans to consume functional foods with plenteous sources of biochemical compounds and other nutraceuticals. Among these famous natural resources, seaweeds are considered as one of the most precious natural resources for macronutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, and lipids), micronutrients (vitamins and minerals), and other significant bioactive substances for animal and human health. Green seaweeds are commonly classified as “Chlorophyta” because of their green pigment dominance. Green seaweeds also known as green algae are considered as an important marine biological resource possess a variety of medicinal and biological actions including anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, analgesic, immuno-regulatory etc. They are a rich source of nutritional and bioactive components which are responsible for numerous therapeutic activities. Despite of the magnificent advancement in alternative medicines, land plants are more extensively, frequently, and commonly explored for biological and medicinal activities as compared to marine plants. This systematic review is constituted after comprehensively reviewing peer-reviewed publications of renowned and authentic online databases including Elsevier, Scopus, Web of Science, Pubmed, etc. Records of present and potential medicinal, bio-medical and pharmaceutical uses of green seaweeds from 2000 to the present had been reviewed and considered to constitute this review. This review will highlight some common green seaweeds including Bryopsis plumosa, Chaetomorpha   antennina, Acrosiphonia orientalis, Ulva fasciata and Ulva prolifera. The basic purpose of this review is to provide updated knowledge and information about marine green seaweeds which will be valuable for the scientists working in the field of pharmacology, pharmacognosy and biomedicine. This review will also help the marine scientists and pharmacologists to explore these seaweeds further to evaluate and discover their true efficacy and therapeutic potential in human beings and in different disease models.