Anti-viral activity of the extracts of a Kenyan medicinal plant Carissa edulis against herpes simplex virus

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 92-99

  Tolo, Festus M ^a   Rukunga, Geoffrey M ^a   Muli, Faith W ^c   Njagi, Eliud N M ^c   Njue, Wilson ^c   Kumon, Kazuko ^b   Mungai, Geoffrey M ^d   Muthaura, Charles N ^a   Muli, Joseph M ^a   Keter, Lucia K ^a   Oishi, Esau ^b   Kofi Tsekpo, Mawuli W ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d East African Herbarium   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Anti viral activity; Carrisa edulis; Herpes simplex virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CARISSA EDULIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARISSA EDULIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KENYA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; STUDENT T TEST; TOXICITY TESTING; VIRUS INHIBITION; VIRUS PLAQUE; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; APOCYNACEAE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; KENYA; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SIMPLEXVIRUS; VERO CELLS;

ANIMALIA; APOCYNACEAE; CARISSA EDULIS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MURINAE; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 32544445019     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.08.053     Document Type: Article

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