Halodule uninervis- marine seagrass Â
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Context: Researchers have found strong anti-cancer activity in the ethyl acetate fraction of Halodule uninervis, a species of seagrass found in the coastal region of Tamil Nadu.
Halodule uninervis: This seagrass is abundantly available in the Gulf of Mannar.
About Seagrass:
- It is one of the groups of marine angiosperms.
- They often lives entirely submerged.
- Usage:
- Traditional medicine: used for a variety of therapeutic purposes such as wound-healing, fever, stomach aches, muscle pains and skin diseases.
- Biomedical applications such as anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial and anti-viral activities.