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Table 11.2 Plant-derived antiviral compounds
Sl.
no. Plant and compounds
Family
Chemical class
Antiviral
activity
against
References
1.
Curcuma longa –
curcumin
Zingiberaceae
Polyphenol
HIV
Mazumder
et al. (1995)
2.
Hypericum
sp. – hypericin
Hypericaceae
Anthraquinone HIV
Hudson
et al.
(1993a)
3.
Chrysanthemum
morifolium – chrysin
Asteraceae
Flavone
HIV
Critchfield
et al. (1996)
4.
Ancistrocladus
korupensis –
michellamine B
Ancistrocladaceae Alkaloid
HIV
McMahon
et al. (1995)
5.
Prunella
sp. – prunellin
Lamiaceae
Polysaccharide HIV
Yao et al.
(1992)
6.
Schumanniophyton
magnificum –
schumannificine 1
Rubiaceae
Alkaloid
HIV
Houghton
et al. (1994)
7.
Quercus
rubra – quercetin
Fagaceae
Flavonoid
HIV
Fesen et al.
(1993)
8.
Glycyrrhiza
glabra – glycyrrhizin
Fabaceae
Flavonoid
HIV
Watanbe
et al. (1996)
9.
Tripterygium wilfordii –
salaspermic acid
Celastraceae
Flavonoid
HIV
Chen et al.
(1992)
10. Camellia sinensis –
catechin, theaflavin,
Epicatechin gallate
epigallocatechin
gallate
Theaceae
Polyphenol
HIV
Liu et al.
(2005) and
Naik and
Juvekar
(2003)
11. Calophyllum
lanigerum – calanolide
A
Calophyllaceae
Dipyranocoumarin
HIV
Chinsembu
and
Hedimbi
(2009)
12. Coriandrum
sativum – coriandrin
Apiaceae
Coumarin
HIV
Hudson
et al.
(1993b)
13. Lomatium
suksdorfii – suksdorfin
Apiaceae
Coumarins
HIV
Lai et al.
(1990)
14. Schisandra
sphaerandra –
nigranoic acid
Schisandraceae
Terpenoids
HIV
Sun et al.
(1996)
15. Syzygium claviflorum–
betulinic acid, platanic
acid
Myrtaceae
Terpenoids
HIV
Fujioka
et al. (1994)
16. Rosmarinus
officinalis – carnosolic
acid
Lamiaceae
Terpenoid
HIV
Paris et al.
(1993)
R. Reghu et al.