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Inflammation is viewed as one of the major cause for the development of several diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and CNS related diseases. The use of modern medicines and steroids has been known to cause a lot of side effects and people these days are resorting to plant based natural medicines for their treatments. Compared to the natural sources from their terrestrial counterpart, the sources from the ocean has been less studied and treating diseases with these marine sources has been so far limited. Over the years, it has been known that seaweeds are abundant in curatively efficient bioactive constituents which are grouped under polyphenols and sulfated polysaccharides. These bioactive constituents could act as potential drug candidates paving way for research based on marine products. Inspite of these vast resources enriched with chemicals, the marine floras are largely unexplored for anti-inflammatory lead compounds. This review aims to explore how some natural sources from the marine ecosystem can be used in treating chronic inflammatory diseases.