In vitro antiviral activity of thirty-six plants from La Réunion Island.
Methanol extracts of 36 medicinal plants from La Réunion Island were evaluated against two viruses: Herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) and poliovirus type 2 (PV). Five of them showed an effect against HSV-1 and five against PV, Senecio ambavilla being inhibitor for both viruses.
Fortin
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H
Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie et Mycologie, 2 avenue du Pr. Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes cedex, France. hfortin@wanadoo.fr
Vigor
C
C
Lohézic-Le Dévéhat
F
F
Robin
V
V
Le Bossé
B
B
Boustie
J
J
Amoros
M
M
D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018515:Plant Leaves; D018547:Plant Stems; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000187:drug effects*; D017508:Reunion
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts