Abstract: Mangroves are the ecologically important coastal wetland. In the tropics, they are especially rich in flora and fauna. They are one of the most productive ecosystems of great ecological and economical significance. Avicennia marina commonly known as grey mangrove are white mangrove is classified in the family of Acanthaceae. In the present article the various medicinal applications of Avicennia marina were represented. This the review outlines that the A.marina pose a number of medicinal applications such as phytochemical compounds medicinal uses, ethanomedicinal uses, Antioxidant defense mechanisms etc.
Keywords: A.marina, grey mangrove, phytochemical compounds, ethanomedicinal, antioxidant.
Title: Avicennia marina medicinal application - Review
Author: N.CHANDRAKALA, S.RAJESWARI
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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