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Advances in Complementary & Alternative medicine

Exploration of the Sea Cucumber, Holothuria arenicola Health Benefits Holothuria arenicola as Promising Material for Therapeutic Drugs

Submission: April 17, 2018; Published: January 11, 2019

DOI: 10.31031/ACAM.2019.03.000567

ISSN: 2637-7802
Volume3 Issue3

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Marine invertebrates have become attractive as nutraceutical and functional foods and as a source material for the development of therapeutic drugs. The bioactivity of echinoderm, Holothuria arenicola extracts and their secondary metabolites has been identified by researchers as a promising potential rich source of natural drugs. H. arenicola is rich in several phenolic compounds, amino acids, alkaloids and other important nutraceutical compounds. The health benefits of H. arenicola are associated with its antioxidant, antifibrotic and antimicrobial effects. Thus, this review aims to elaborates and analyze the role of H. arenicola in the modulation of several organ-specific diseases.

Keywords: Holothuria arenicola; Anti-ulcerogenic; Antifibrotic; Anti-microbial; Antioxidants

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