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. 2012 Jan 18;82(1):209–224. doi: 10.1007/s40011-011-0016-7

Table 5.

Indian plants active in vitro against respiratory viruses

Plant Family Product Virus References
1. Alpinia officinarium Zingiberaceae Diaryl heptanoids H1N1 [115]
2. Andrographis paniculata Acanthaceae Andrographolide Influenza [116]a
H1N1
3. Avicennia marina Avecenniaceae Ext Newcastle [117]
4. Barleria prionitis Acanthaceae Iridoids Resp. Syn.b [118]
5. Berginia ligulata Saxifragaceae Ext Influenza [43]
6. Caesalpinea sappan Cesalpineaceae Sappan chalcones Influenza [119]
7. Curcuma longa Zingiberaceae Curcumin Newcastle [120]
8. Ephedra sinica Ephedraceae Catechinc H1N1 [121]
9. Gardenia sp. Rubiaceae Ext Influenza [122]d
10. Glycyrrhiza glabra Fabaceae Glycyrrhizin Influenza [41]
Resp. Syn.
SARS
11. Hottuynia cordata Piperaceae Ext SARS [123]
12. Neerium indicum Apocynaceae Ext Influenza [43]
13. Nigelia sativa Ranunculaceae Ext Newcastle [117]
14. Pandanus amaryllifoius Pandanaceae Pandanin H1N1 [52]
15. Phyllanthus amarus Euphorbiaceae Ext Newcastle [120]
16. Punica granatum Puniaceae Ext Influenza [124]
17. Wickstroemia indica Thymelaceae Daphnoretin Resp. Syn. [125]
18. Zizyphus spira-christi Rhamnaceae Ext Newcastle [117]

Ext crude extract in different solvents

aTested in vivo

bRespiratory synticial virus

cMain source of catechin is Acacia catechu [126]

dTested in vitro and in vivo