Biological and therapeutic potential of the edible brown marine seaweed Padina australis and their pharmacological mechanisms

Abstract

Seaweeds have an important place in the ancient systems of medicine. In addition, they also find significant mention in farming and in nutritional diet due to their benefits such as, availability, cheaper price, renewable potential and the advantage of being easily accessible. There are over 10,000 species of seaweeds that reflect their immense diversity. They are further used for both, their flavour and nutritional properties. Edible seaweeds are rich sources of bioactive compounds. In the last three decades, the discovery of metabolites with biological activities from macroalgae has increased significantly. Padina australis has been reported to possess several therapeutic activities including, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and larvicidal effects. In addition, studies have also reported on the antidiabetic and antihypertensive potential of Padina australis. Till date, there are limited or no scientific reviews that have been published on the pharmacological and therapeutical activities of Padina australis in specific. Thus, there is a need for such a review to appreciate the various biological actions of this potent seaweed.
 
 This review, in this direction, attempts to explore the various therapeutic activities of the brown marine seaweed Padina australis, from the current published literature along with their pharmacological and molecular mechanisms, underlying its therapeutic activities. The main limitation of this review is that ancient texts, leisure magazines and traditional manuscripts were not searched.

Effect of Extraction Method from Brown Seaweeds Padina sp. on Quality of Alginate for Edible Film Application: A Review

“…The thallus of this seaweed is upright with a diameter of up to 15 cm. The color of the thallus is yellowish green to yellowish brown [29]. The following is the classification of Padina sp.…”

“…can grow in clear waters to waters with a depth of 15-20 meters[30]. It grows in coastal waters where the substrate is sandy, slightly muddy, attached to rocks, attached to dead coral fragments, and sometimes attached to other macroalgae[29]. Padina sp.…”

UVB Radiation Protective Effect of Brown Alga Padina australis: A Potential Cosmeceutical Application of Malaysian Seaweed

“…Padina australis Hauck is a brown alga (Ochrophyta, Phaeophyceae) which is distributed from the intertidal zone to the open ocean in Malaysian waters. P. australis has been reported to exhibit biological activities, including anti-angiogenic [24], antioxidant, anti-neuroinflammation [25,26], antimicrobial [27,28] antidiabetic, antihypertensive, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities [29]. The present study aims to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant and UVB protective potential of P. australis extracts in HaCaT human keratinocytes.…”