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. 2020 Oct 22;25(21):4878. doi: 10.3390/molecules25214878

Table 1.

Review of the plants that have shown anti-HIV activities with their prospective family, part, type of extract, and inhibition target.

No. Plant Family Part Extract Inhibition Target Ref.
1 Alchornea laxiflora Euphorbiaceae Root Methanol HIV integrase [31]
2 Mimusops elengi Sapotaceae Leaf Ethanol HIV integrase [32]
3 Sceletium tortuosum Aizoaceae Whole plant Ethanol HIV integrase [33]
4 Hoodia gordonii Apocynaceae Whole plant Ethanol HIV integrase [34]
5 Panax notoginseng Araliaceae Whole plant Methanol HIV integrase [35]
6 Arctium lappa Asteraceae Aerial Methanol HIV integrase [35]
7 Blumea balsamifera Asteraceae Whole plant Ethanol HIV integrase [36]
8 Chrysanthemum indicum Asteraceae Capitulum Methanol HIV integrase [35]
9 Chrysanthemum morifolium Asteraceae Capitulum Ethanol HIV integrase [37]
10 Eclipta prostrate Asteraceae Whole plant Chloroform HIV integrase [27]
11 Senecio scandens Asteraceae Whole plant Methanol HIV integrase [34]
12 Boraginaceae Cordia Spinescens Leaf Methanol, Aqueous HIV integrase [38]
13 Calophyllum inophyllum Clusiaceae Bark Methanol HIV integrase [39]
14 Dioscorea bulbifera Dioscoreaceae Whole plant Methanol HIV integrase [40]
15 Albizia procera Fabaceae Whole plant Methanol HIV integrase [35]
16 Caesalpinia sappan Fabaceae Stem Methanol HIV integrase [35]
17 Agastache rugosa Lamiaceae Whole plant Aqueous methanol HIV integrase [41]
18 Salvia miltiorrhiza Lamiaceae Root Aqueous HIV integrase [42]
19 Lindera aggregate Lamiaceae Stem Methanol HIV integrase [43]
20 Aglaia lawii Meliaceae Leaf Methanol HIV integrase [44]
21 Bersama abyssinica Melianthaceae Root Aqueous HIV integrase [45]
22 Avicennia officinalis Acanthaceae Leaf Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [46]
23 Justicia gendarussa Acanthaceae Aerial Ethanol HIV-reverse transcription [47]
24 Rhinacanthus nasutus Acanthaceae Aerial Hexane HIV-reverse transcription [48]
25 Acorus calamus Acoraceae Rhizome Hexane HIV-reverse transcription [48]
26 Sambucus nigra Adoxaceae Whole plant Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [49]
27 Sambucus racemosa Adoxaceae Leaf Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [50]
28 Aerva lanata Amaranthaceae Root Hexane HIV-reverse transcription [51]
29 Crinum amabile Amaryllidaceae Bulb Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [52]
30 Ancistrocladus korupensis Ancistrocladaceae Root Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [53]
31 Polyalthia suberosa Annonaceae Stem Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [47]
32 Ridolfia segetum Apiaceae Whole plant Essential oil HIV-reverse transcription [54]
33 Hemidesmus indicus Apocynaceae Whole plant Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [55]
34 Tabernaemontana stapfiana Apocynaceae Whole plant Ethanol HIV-reverse transcription [56]
35 Calendula officinalis Asteraceae Leaf Dichloromethane HIV-reverse transcription [57]
36 Gamochaeta simplicicaulis Asteraceae Whole plant Pet ether HIV-reverse transcription [58]
37 Lobostemon trigonus Boraginaceae Whole plant Aqueous HIV-reverse transcription [59]
38 Brassica rapa Brassicaceae Whole plant Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [60]
39 Lonicera japonica Caprifoliaceae Flower Ethanol HIV-reverse transcription [61]
40 Gymnosporia buchananii Celastraceae Whole plant Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [56]
41 Salacia chinensis Celastraceae Stem Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [48]
42 Combretum molle Combretaceae Root Aqueous HIV-reverse transcription [62]
43 Ipomoea aquatic Convolvulaceae Whole plant 80% ethanol HIV-reverse transcription [47]
44 Ipomoea cairica Convolvulaceae Aerial Water HIV-reverse transcription [47]
45 Ipomoea carnea Convolvulaceae Aerial Water HIV-reverse transcription [47]
46 Chamaesyce hyssopifolia Euphorbiaceae Whole plant Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [38]
47 Acalypha Indica Euphorbiaceae Whole plant Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [63]
48 Euphorbia polyacantha Euphorbiaceae Whole plant Aqueous HIV-reverse transcription [52]
49 Mallotus philippensis Euphorbiaceae Flower Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [48]
50 Bauhinia variegata Fabaceae Whole plant Ethanol HIV-reverse transcription [60]
51 Phaseolus vulgaris Fabaceae Seed Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [64]
52 Pterocarpus marsupium Fabaceae Whole plant Aqueous HIV-reverse transcription [65]
53 Tripterospermum lanceolatum Gentianaceae Whole plant Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [66]
54 Hypericum hircinum Hypericaceae Whole plant Ethanol HIV-reverse transcription [67]
55 Ajuga decumbens Lamiaceae Whole plant Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [68]
56 Hyssopus officinalis Lamiaceae Leaf Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [69]
57 Ocimum kilimandscharicum Lamiaceae Whole plant Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [70]
58 Ximenia caffra Olacaceae Whole plant Aqueous HIV-reverse transcription [71]
59 Phyllanthus amarus Phyllanthaceae Whole plant Aqueous HIV-reverse transcription [72]
60 Scoparia dulcis Plantaginaceae Leaf Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [73]
61 Canthium coromandelicum Rubiaceae Leaf Methanol HIV-reverse transcription [74]
62 Alisma plantago-aquatica Alismataceae Rhizome Aqueous HIV-protease [75]
63 Toxicodendron acuminatum Anacardiaceae Whole Methanol HIV-protease [76]
64 Xylopia frutescens Annonaceae Bark Aqueous HIV-protease [38]
65 Ammi visnaga Apiaceae Fruit Methanol HIV-protease [77]
66 Anethum graveolens Apiaceae Seed Methanol HIV-protease [76]
67 Angelica grosseserrata Apiaceae Aerial Aqueous HIV-protease [78]
68 Torilis japonica Apiaceae Seed Methanol HIV-protease [78]
69 Gymnema sylvestre Apocynaceae Whole plant Methanol HIV-protease [79]
70 Garcinia buchneri Clusiaceae Steam Methanol HIV-protease [80]
71 Garcinia kingaensis Clusiaceae Steam Methanol HIV-protease [80]