Abstract
With the development of technical instruments the isolation and characterization of many natural products from marine and freshwater organisms, promotes a major advancement of discovery of these aquatic derived compounds. Due to the increasing demand of medicines from natural products, many researches on marine products are going on and is still a undiscovered journey. One such product is squid ink obtained from squid fish which is present in Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean. It is mainly contained of melanin and many degradation studies have proven and still for the research work. The squid ink has spectacular activities in many ailments like uterine dysfunction, anticancer activity, antimicrobial activity, anti-inflammatory activity along with hypertensive effects. It has a very special place in homeopathic medicine and in traditional Chinese medicine due to its therapeutic uses. Hence it is believed that the squid ink can be used as a better tool against these dysfunctions. The present review aims to assemble various pharmacological activities of squid ink although deeper insight in its pharmacological potential is required.
Highlights
The squid world comprises of around 304 species that belongs to the order Teuthida, in cephalopods
The goal of this review is to describe about the squid ink including different types of squid currently available, chemical constituents of squid ink and its pharmacological activities along with the traditional / homeopathic effects affecting human body
The ink produced from cephalopod species is a dark cloudy liquid which is released as a defense that helps to escape from predator
Summary
The squid world comprises of around 304 species that belongs to the order Teuthida, in cephalopods. The giant squid have a maximum size of 13 m (43 ft) [1] and a colossal squid can weigh up to 1,000 pounds and grow to a length of 35 feet which is the largest species in the squid world. It tends to stay in cold, deep water. Another type of squid is known as vampire squid that have a capability to jump out of water It is black in color and has long arms that can move like a black cape. Catch Tones 24,976 16,684 22,5958 22,483 511,087 406,356 504,438 62,234 414,990 2,189,206
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