Table 2.

Natural polysaccharides and their applications.

Applications	Polysaccharides	Composite Materials /Drug Loaded	References
Drug delivery	Bletilla striata polysaccharides	Dopamine conjugate with adhesion, berberine	[152]
	Carboxymethyl Bletilla striata polysaccharides	PVA, Polydopamine@Metformin, microcapsules	[194]
	Falkenbergia rufolanosa polysaccharides, chitosan	Insulin	[195]
	Moringa gum polysaccharides	Carbomer, levofloxacin	[196]
	Portulaca oleracea polysaccharides	Alendronate, platinum	[197]
	Araucaria heterophylla gum polysaccharides	Sodium Tri Meta Phosphate, curcumin	[198]
	Lycium barbarum polysaccharides	5-aminosalicylic acid, platinum	[199]
Tissue engineering	Ulvan Polysaccharides	Boric acid, glycerol	[177]
	Enteromorpha prolifera Polysaccharides	Boric acid, polyacrylamide	[178]
	Trigonella foenum graecum polysaccharides	PVA	[181]
	Falkenbergia rufolanosa polysaccharides	PVA	[182]
	Chitosan, Trigonella foenum graecum seed polysaccharides	Nano-hydroxyapatite	[186]
	Microalgae sulfated polysaccharides	Fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl, diphenylalanine peptide	[200]
	Acacia gum polysaccharides	Polyvinylpyrrolidone, carbopol	[201]
	Moringa oleifera seed polysaccharides	Silver	[202]
	Sterculia gum, psyllium polysaccharides	acrylic acid, N, N’-methylene-bis-acrylamide, moxifloxacin	[203]
	Chitosan, oxidized Bletilla striata polysaccharides	Gallic acid	[204]
Food packaging	Mushroom polysaccharides	Cellulose nanofiber	[190]
	Chickpea hull polysaccharides	CMC	[191]
	Soybean polysaccharides	Zataria multiflora Boiss and Mentha pulegium essential oils	[205]
	Sulfated Cardamine hupingshanensis polysaccharides	Zein	[206]
	Chitosan, κ-carrageenan, locust bean gum	Betacyanin-rich red pitaya flesh extract, PVA	[207]
	Chitosan	β-acids	[208]
	Momordica charantia polysaccharides	Phlorotannin	[209]
	Gracilaria chouae polysaccharides	CMC and lysozyme	[210]
	Pleurotus ostreatus polysaccharides	Cudrania tricuspidata leaf extract	[211]
	Alginate, carboxymethyl chitosan, fucoidan	Anthocyanins	[212]