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Inhibition of herpes simplex virus type 1 by aqueous extracts from shoots of Helichrysum aureonitens (Asteraceae)
J J Meyer1, A J Afolayan, M B Taylor
1Department of Botany, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Marion@scientia.up.ac.za
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
|May 1, 1996
Abstract:
Helichrysum aureonitens, a southern African medicinal plant reported to have antibacterial properties, was evaluated for antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) in vitro. The crude aqueous extract from shoots of H. aureonitens at a concentration of 1.35 mg/ml (w/v) showed significant antiviral activity on HSV-1 in human lung fibroblasts as demonstrated by the absence of a cytopathic effect.