Phytochemicals From Mangroves and Their Anti-Viral Applications

Abstract

Phytochemicals are recently gaining major attention for their therapeutic uses against several pathogenic viruses. Hence, searching for novel anti-viral molecules from plant sources is desirable as it is having fewer side effects. The mangrove plants are considered as an excellent source of phytomedicine due to production of several classes of phytochemicals. However, fewer studies have been conducted regarding the extraction of the potential anti-viral compounds from mangrove sources. In this chapter, an overview of isolation, extraction, and qualitative estimation of phytochemicals from the mangrove plants have been described. The major representative mangrove plant and its extracts that have shown potential anti-viral activity have been documented. Moreover, this chapter highlights the research-based analysis of potential anti-viral compounds from the plants in the mangrove ecosystem.