title: Interferonogenic and antiviral effect of extracts from Erodium cicutarium.
abstract: Extracts from Erodium cicutarium L. Herit were tested for antiviral and interferon inducing properties. Both water extract and methanol extract as well as its fractions were observed to exert antiviral effect in relation to myxoviruses, Herpes virus type 1, Vesicular stomatitis and vaccinia virus. None of these extracts did induce interferon in a suspension of human leukocytes.
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007369:Interferon Inducers / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D014780:Viruses / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007369:Interferon Inducers; D010936:Plant Extracts