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Antiviral Activity of Eight Commonly Used Medicinal Plants in Taiwan

Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC

Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC

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Mei-Chi Liu

Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC

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Wen Chiang

Department of Clinical Pathology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC

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Chun-Ching Lin

Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC

Correspondence to: Dr. Chun-Ching Lin, No. 100, Shin-Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Tel: (+886) 7-312-1101 (ext. 2122), Fax: (+886) 7-313-5215.

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https://doi.org/10.1142/S0192415X03001582Cited by:9 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

In an effort to find new antiviral agents from natural products, hot water extracts of eight traditionally used medicinal plants in Taiwan were investigated in vitro for their activities against adenoviruses (ADV) and herpes simplex viruses (HSV). Results demonstrated that all extracts exhibited antiviral activity with different degrees of potency. Only two extracts were active in suppressing both HSV and ADV infections. Three extracts inhibited only ADV infection whereas one extract blocked only HSV infection. These results suggested that the aforementioned medicinal plants merit further investigation.

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