Antiviral and cytotoxic activities of some plants used in Malaysian indigenous medicine

• Main Authors: Ali, Abdul Manaf, Mackeen, Muhammad Mukram, El-Sharkawy, Saleh H., Abdul Hamid, Junainah, Ismail, Nor Hardiani, Ahmad, Faujan, Lajis, Md Nordin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1996
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3541/1/Antiviral_and_Cytotoxic_Activities_of_Som.e_Plants_Used_in_Malaysian.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3541/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2019%20(2&3)%20Dec.%201996/05%20JTAS%20Vol.19%20(23)%201996%20(Pg%20129-136).pdf

Ethanolic extracts of 61 medicinal plants used in Malaysia were screened for antiviral and cytotoxic activities. Antiviral activity was tested against the herpes simplex type-1 (HSV-1) and vesicular stomatitis (VSV) viruses, and cytotoxicity was assayed using the HeLa cell line. Antiviral activity...