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. 2021 Jan 11;11:589044. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.589044

TABLE 3.

In vivo antiviral activity of various herbal extracts against coronavirus infection.

No. Herbs Extract/Compound Coronavirus type Animal model Concentration Observation, survivability and/or biopsy References
1. Allium sativum L. Water extract IBV Chicken embryo 0.1 ml of extract Less dwarfism observed in chicken embryos treated with garlic Mohajer Shojai et al. (2016)
2. Epimedium koreanum Nakai Water extract PEDV Pig 0.6% of extract No disease symptoms such as diarrhoea Cho et al. (2012)
Biopsy results showed clean intestine
3. Houttuynia cordata Thunb. Water extract IBV Chicken embryo 62.5 mg/ml Fully protected the chicken embryos and more than 50% protection rate in chickens Yin et al. (2011)