Melissa officinalis oil affects infectivity of enveloped herpesviruses

Phytomedicine

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 734-740

  Schnitzler, P ^a   Schuhmacher, A ^a   Astani, A ^a   Reichling, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antiviral activity; Essential oil; Herpes simplex virus; Lemon balm oil; Melissa officinalis

Indexed keywords

BETA CUBEBENE; CARYOPHYLLENE; CARYOPHYLLENOXIDE; CITRAL; CITRONELLAL; ESSENTIAL OIL; LEMON BALM OIL; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; MENTHYL HEPTENONE; OCIMENE;

ADSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; LIPOPHILICITY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS PLAQUE;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; HAPLORHINI; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; MELISSA; PLANT OILS; PLAQUE ASSAY; VIRULENCE;

CITRUS LIMON; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; MELISSA; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 48649085200     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2008.04.018     Document Type: Article

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