Therapeutic and Nutritional Uses of Algae

ISBN-13: 9780367781484 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 672 str.

Leonel Pereira

Opis

Algae has been used since ancient times as food, fodder, fertilizer and medicine. Nowadays, seaweeds represent an unlimited source of raw materials used in pharmaceutical, food industries, medicine, and cosmetics. They are nutritionally valuable and utilized as ingredients in a wide variety of prepared foods. This book will cover the therapeutic

Spis treści

Biodiversity and description of the main algae with bioactive properties. Nutritional composition of the main edible algae. Therapeutic uses of phycocolloids. The cardio-protective activity of edible seaweeds and their extracts. Antiviral activity of seaweeds and their extracts. Antitumor activity of seaweeds and their extracts. Antifungal activity of seaweeds and their extracts. Antibacterial activity of seaweeds and their extracts. Antiparasitic, insecticidal, and larvicidal activities of seaweeds and their extracts. Anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, antipyretic, antinociceptive, antithrombotic and anti-coagulant activities of seaweeds and their extracts. Neurological activities of seaweeds and their extracts. Thalassotherapy and marine cosmeceuticals. References. Glossary.

O autorze

Leonel Pereira received his BsC in Biology, his Master in Phycology, and his Ph.D. in Biology. Dr. Pereira is employed in the Department of Life Sciences, in the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, in the University of Coimbra.