Antiviral Natural Products and Herbal Medicines

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

卷:4

Liang-Tzung Lin¹  Wen-Chan Hsu²  Chun-Ching Lin² 

[1] Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.;

[2] School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.;

关键词: Antiviral;    Drug development;    Herbal medicines;    Natural products;   

DOI  :  10.4103/2225-4110.124335

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Viral infections play an important role in human diseases, and recent outbreaks in the advent of globalization and ease of travel have underscored their prevention as a critical issue in safeguarding public health. Despite the progress made in immunization and drug development, many viruses lack preventive vaccines and efficient antiviral therapies, which are often beset by the generation of viral escape mutants. Thus, identifying novel antiviral drugs is of critical importance and natural products are an excellent source for such discoveries. In this mini-review, we summarize the antiviral effects reported for several natural products and herbal medicines.

【 授权许可】

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