Halodule uninervis- marine seagrass  

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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.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/researchers-find-anti-cancer-activity-in-marine-seagrass/article38305709.ece?homepage=true