Nutrients Profile and Pharmacological activities of Spirulina – A Review

Abstract

Background - Freshwater microalgae called spirulina have been consumed for many years as a dietary supplement. This algae possesses a diversified concentration of nutrients and has been known as a wonder medicine due to its many applications. It
promotes immunity and resistance to several illness. Spirulina possesses a high content of proteins, essential amino acid, lipids, polysaccharides, dietary minerals, vitamins, and fatty acids which is responsible for its pharmacological action like antimicrobial
effect, anticancer and metaloprotective effect, potent immunostimulant and antioxidant effects. Methodology- The experimental analysis and data reported on the species of spirulina were reviewed since the year 2005 to 2021.Various database were used as article source like Medline and Pubmed and literature review was done by using the key words spirulina, habitat, species, pharmacological action, toxicities and traditional uses.
Result - This article provides an outline of this algae's basic biochemical makeup before moving on to its potential uses in medicine. The fundamental description of the illness, the mechanism of harm, the specific Spirulina spp. content for therapy, in vivo and/or
in vitro usage, variables related with therapeutic role, challenges encountered, and benefits are presented for each application.