Antiviral activity of eight commonly used medicinal plants in Taiwan

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 897-905

  Chiang, Lien Chai ^a   Cheng, Hua Yew ^b   Liu, Mei Chi ^a   Chiang, Wen ^a   Lin, Chun Ching ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anti ADV Activity; Anti HSV Activity; Hot Water Extract; Medicinal Plant

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; WATER;

ADENOVIRUS; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; TAIWAN; VIRUS INFECTION; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; SKIN TUMOR; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TAIWAN; WATER;

EID: 2542506486     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X03001582     Document Type: Article

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