Glasswort (Salicornia spp) belonging to (Chenopodiaceae) family is widely distributed in salt marshes on beaches and among mangroves. It shows great biotechnological potential as a saltwater irrigated crop. Glasswort has been prescribed in traditional medicines to treat a variety of diseases like nephropathy, hepatitis, intestinal ailments, atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and cancer. A variety of pharmacological experiments have revealed that glasswort solvent extract has anti-oxidative, anti-microbial, anti-proliferative, and anti-inflammatory activities. Many bioactive compounds have been isolated from Salicornia such as tungtungmadic acid, quercetin 3-O-glucoside, isorhamnetin 3-O-glucoside and betalain. Due to easy collection of the plant and its remarkable biological activities, this genus has been used nearly worldwide as food and folk medicine. The present review focuse on bioactive compounds isolated from Salicornia species and its pharmacological aspects.
glasswort (Salicornia fruticosa) is the most widely distributed species of the perennial genus of glasswort in Egypt and it shows great biotechnological potential as a saltwater irrigated crop. Oil analysis of Salicornia fruticosa seeds was carried out in the current study. Chloroform and methanol mixture (2:1 v:v) extraction yielded maximum oil content from seeds (28.59%). The physical and chemical characteristics of Salicornia fruticosa seed oil were also analyzed. The results were as follows: the iodine value 84.5 gI/100 g oil, acid value 1.84 mgKOH/g oil and saponification value 195.6 mgKOH/g oil. The unsaturated fatty acids accounted for 78.05%, in which oleic acid accounted for 56.58 %, linoleic acid accounted for 17.40 %,and linolenic acid accounted for 3.98 %. It showed that Salicornia fruticosa seed oil was a high quality health oil.
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