TaxonomyPhaeophyceae
old name
Sargassum turbinatifolium
new name
Sargassum ilicifolium
USE: Sargassum turbinatifolium
REFERENCES: In the Philippines, the tender tops are used in salads; coat the pot when boiling fish. A number of pharmacological activities reported: antitumor, cytotoxic antioxidant, anthelmintic, anticoagulant, antibacterial antifungal, hepatoprotective effects and inhibits DNA polymerase and xanthine oxidase.
