Table 2.

The effect of emodin on viral antigen changes in mice organs.

Virus type	Compound and dosage (g/kg/day)	The time of the viral antigen disappearing (days after treatment)
		Brain	Heart	Liver	Ganglion
HSV-1	Emodin group
	3.3	NO	NO	NO	NO
	6.7	16	16	10	20
	11.3	12	12	10	12
	ACV group (0.1)	12	16	10	20
	0.9% NaCl	NO	NO	NO	NO
HSV-2	Emodin group
	3.3	NO	NO	NO	NO
	6.7	12	12	8	16
	11.3	12	16	8	20
	ACV group (0.1)	12	10	10	16
	0.9% NaCl	NO	NO	NO	NO

Note: NO means “not disappeared”.