Salicornia is a genus of plants that are able to grow in saline conditions and that are known as “halophytes”. Moreover, this species has plenty of other industrial and ecological applications as a sustainable crop. Currently, there are many publications on plants with a high economic value, but few are related to the applications of high salt-tolerant plants as an important source for the food, pharmacy, bioenergy and ecology sectors. Aspects such as morphology, microstructure-composition, salt-adaptation mechanism are discussed to improve our understanding of these elements with regard to scale its production while its commercial exploitation depends on better knowledge of its structure and composition. A summary of its biomass, seeds, oil and ethanol yields is then presented to highlight its profitability as a sustainable crop. Furthermore, ecological applications in aquaculture and phytoremediation are also discussed, while applications in food, pharmacy, ecology, chemical and cosmetic sectors are also presented. In this review, Salicornia stands out in the fields of food and pharmacy due to its bioactive compounds which have been reported to have antioxidative and anti-inflammatory health benefits as well as immunomodulatory activities, and can also be used as secondary metabolites in pharmaceutics or as nutraceutics in food, with high commercial and culinary value as salt substitute due to its protective effect on vascular dysfunction and hypertension. The second aspect that is emphasized is its seed oil content, with a 30 % edible oil rich in linoleic, oleic, palmitic and stearic acids, along with a high protein content. It is also mentioned that Salicornia’s seed oil and biomass have been reported as good sources for biofuel and bioethanol production. Chemically, some studies have reported antipathogenic effects among others from Salicornia nanoparticles. Recommendations on how to increase its growth through the association of plant growth promoting bacteria, new application trends, the difficulties that need to be overcome with a proposal study cost and benefits of Salicornia farm associated with aquaculture as well as the main nutritional and/or productivity effects based on the cultivation methods, are discussed.

盐角草是一种能够在盐碱条件下生长的植物，被称为“盐生植物”。此外，该物种作为可持续作物还有许多其他工业和生态应用。目前，关于具有高经济价值的植物的出版物很多，但很少涉及高耐盐植物作为食品、制药、生物能源和生态领域的重要来源的应用。讨论了形态、微观结构组成、盐适应机制等方面，以提高我们对这些元素的理解，以扩大其生产规模，而其商业开发取决于对其结构和组成的更好了解。然后介绍其生物质、种子、油和乙醇产量的摘要，以突出其作为可持续作物的盈利能力。此外，还讨论了水产养殖和植物修复中的生态应用，同时还介绍了在食品、制药、生态、化学和化妆品领域的应用。在这次审查中，盐角草因其生物活性化合物而在食品和制药领域脱颖而出，据报道这些化合物具有抗氧化和抗炎健康益处以及免疫调节活性，也可用作制药中的次级代谢物或食品中的营养保健品，由于其对血管功能障碍和高血压的保护作用，作为盐的替代品具有很高的商业和烹饪价值。强调的第二个方面是其种子油含量，30% 的食用油富含亚油酸、油酸、棕榈酸和硬脂酸，以及高蛋白质含量。还提到了Salicornia 的据报道，种子油和生物质是生物燃料和生物乙醇生产的良好来源。在化学上，一些研究报告了Salicornia纳米颗粒的抗病原体作用。关于如何通过促进植物生长的细菌、新的应用趋势、与水产养殖相关的盐角草农场的成本和收益的提案研究需要克服的困难以及主要营养和/或生产力的关联来增加其生长的建议讨论了基于栽培方法的影响。