Properties of a new food supplement containing actinia equina extract
Marine species represent a great source of biologically active substances; Actinia equina (AE),
an Anthozoa Cnidaria belonging to the Actinidiae family, have been proposed as original food and have
already been included in several cooking recipes in local Mediterranean shores, and endowed with
excellent nutraceutical potential. The aim of this study was to investigate some unexplored features
of AE, through analytical screening and an in-vitro and in-vivo model. An in-vitro study, made on