Identification of traditional medicinal plant extracts with novel anti-influenza activity.

The emergence of drug resistant variants of the influenza virus has led to a need to identify novel and effective antiviral agents. As an alternative to synthetic drugs, the consolidation of empirical knowledge with ethnopharmacological evidence of medicinal plants offers a novel platform for the de...

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Main Authors: Dhivya Rajasekaran, Enzo A Palombo, Tiong Chia Yeo, Diana Lim Siok Ley, Chu Lee Tu, Francois Malherbe, Lara Grollo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3842314?pdf=render