Abstract
Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile is a Mediterranean-endemic angiosperm often described for its great ecological importance. Despite evidence of a millennia-old relationship between P. oceanica and humans, as well as traditional medicine applications, the potential benefits of P. oceanica for human health have been documented only recently. This review aims to compile newly acquired knowledge on P. oceanica bioactive properties that allow the scientific community to look at this plant as a promising source of natural therapeutical products for human health. Experimental investigations conducted in both in vitro cellular-based and in vivo animal models pave the way for new research projects aiming at the development of alternative and complementary therapeutic strategies based on P. oceanica against a wide range of pathological conditions.
Highlights
IntroductionAn Overview of New Insights into the Benefits of the Seagrass Posidonia oceanica for Human Health
This review aims to compile newly acquired knowledge on P. oceanica bioactive properties that allow the scientific community to look at this plant as a promising source of natural therapeutical products for human health
P. oceanica is a member of the Posidoniaceae family and the most important species of the Mediterranean angiosperms
Summary
An Overview of New Insights into the Benefits of the Seagrass Posidonia oceanica for Human Health. Seagrasses are flowering and rhizomatous plants that grow only in marine environments and form extensive underwater meadows. They are categorized into four families in the monocotyledonous order Alismatales: Cymodoceaceae, Hydrocharitaceae, Posidoniaceae, and Zosteraceae. Often confused with algae, seagrasses are marine vascular plants deriving from higher terrestrial plants that have secondarily colonized marine habitats They generally share most of their primary and secondary metabolism features with their relatives of the Alismatales order living in terrestrial and freshwater habitats [3]
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