Abstract
Spirulina is a great nutraceutical and has emerged widely due to its unique blend of good quality proteins, fatty acid profile, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals. It is utilized as a booster and also functions as an antiviral agent due to the presence of specific pigments and secondary metabolites. Spirulina has been proven to be important enough to be commercialized and sold for therapeutic purposes in several animals and human experiments. In diabetic mice, a combination of spirulina and other plant extracts has been shown to lower blood glucose, total cholesterol, and triglycerides and improve HDL cholesterol. The use of phycocyanin and phycocyanobilin derived from spirulina as a treatment for diabetic nephropathy is a unique therapeutic technique. Osteoporosis is one of the side effects of diabetes and Spirulina can help prevent osteoporosis in diabetic patients. This chapter summarizes the overall nutraceutical and therapeutic potential of Spirulina.
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