Plant Sources, Extraction Methods, and Uses of Squalene

Table 1

List of squalene properties and pharmaceutical applications.

	Bioactive property	Application
Squalene	Cardioprotector	Intravenous injection, oral consumption to cholesterol control
	Antioxidant	Topical emulsions, oral administration
	Antibacterial and antifungal	Cream topical, oral medication
	Anticancer	Preventive and chemotherapeutic substances: drugs and vaccines (emulsions, conjugates)
	Detoxifying	Nutritional supplement