Table 3.
Antichikungunya activity of plant aqueous extracts in Vero cells[33]
Plant name | Assay employed | Concentration (µg/ml) | Viral inhibition (%) | Mechanism of action |
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Picrorhiza kurroa (rhizome) | Replication inhibition assay | 200 | 67 | Inhibit viral replication |
Ocimum tenuiflorum (whole plant) | Replication inhibition assay | 200 | 100 | Inhibit viral replication |
Terminalia chebula (fruit) | Replication inhibition assay | 200 | 100 | Inhibit viral replication |
Zingiber officinale (rhizome) | Plaque reduction assay | 10 | >80 | Inhibit viral replication |
Commiphora wightii (resin) | Replication inhibition assay | 200 | 31.6 | Inhibit viral attachment |
Cedrus deodara (bark) | Replication inhibition assay | 200 | 36.6 | Inhibit viral attachment |