Brown seaweed is one of the abundant resources that grows on the reefs of Pohuwato, Gorontalo Province. This research was aimed to determine the characteristics of <em>S. polycystum</em> and <em>P. minor</em> as sources of salt for hypertensive patients. The research consisted of proximate analysis, minerals, heavy metals, extraction, phytochemicals, phenols analysis, and antioxidant activity. <em>S. polycystum, P. minor</em> had water content of 17.69-22.31%, ash 24.51-30.53%, fat 0.50-0.52%, protein 3.65-4.78%, carbohydrates 53.66-41.88 and crude fiber 3.81-6.52%. The seaweeds also contained Mg 8.89-22.41 mg/g, Fe 0.50-1.00 mg/g, K 26.90-32.71%, Na 22.23-22.69 mg/g, Ca 18.06-32.91 mg/g and ratio Na:K 0.69-0.83 mg/g. Heavy metals were detected in low levels with the content<0.002-<0.004 ppm. Ethanol extract of S. polycystum contained flavonoid, saponin, streoid, alkaloid. Meanwhile ethanol extract of <em>P. minor</em> contained flavonoid, saponin, triterpenoid, stereoid, phenol, dan alkaloid. Total phenol level of<em> S. polycystum</em> was 173.6 mg GAE/g and <em>P. minor</em> was 568.7 mg GAE/g. The antioxidant IC50 of <em>S. Polycystum</em> was 77.58 mg/L while <em>P. minor</em> was 66.38 mg/L.