title: Antiviral activity of Bolivian plant extracts.
abstract: Ethanolic and aqueous extracts of seven plant species used in the traditional medicine of Bolivia have been tested for their antiviral activity against herpes simplex type I (HSV-1), vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), and poliovirus type 1. The aqueous extracts of most of the species investigated showed antiviral activity. Two of these plants-namely, Satureja boliviana and Baccharis genistelloides-were active against two different viruses-HSV-1 and VSV.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001838:Bolivia; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006224:Cricetinae; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000187:drug effects; D014721:Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus / Q000187:drug effects