Pharmacognostical and phytochemical analysis of Sargassum cinereum (Turner) C. Agardh

Abstract

Marine algae exhibit extraordinary potential due to the presence of many active ingredients. Hence, it has become mandatory to evaluate the pharmacognostical and phytochemical profile of the marine algae. Sargassum cinereum commonly known as brown algae is native to the coastal region of the peninsular India belonging to division, Phaeophyceae was focused to highlight the knowledge for the pharmacognosy basically deals with standardization, authentication and study of natural drugs to explore marine algae S. cinereum in pharmaceutical field for its valuable medicinal importance.