Abstract
The marine ecosystem is a rich source of drug discovery and development. Pharmacological investigations of marine products ar e providing convincing evidence that marine drug discovery has an exceedingly bright future in health care. The availability of ethno medicinal literature about marine products is very limited. Marine organisms have been used in Siddha system of Medicine since time immemorial. Pavalam (Red coral) i s a valuable mineral drug which is commonly used in day to day practice by Siddha physicians for various ailments. This paper foc uses on its origin, character, purific ation and processing techniques and differe nt form of medicines prepared. The literature review revealed that Pavalam based medicines are widely used for the management of respiratory diseases, bleeding disorders and life style diseases like cancer and diabetes. The various research reports on Pavalam through scientific validation also highlig hted for its future development. The scientific reports confirm the traditional claim of Pavalam’s efficacy.
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