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Antiviral |
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An antiviral agent is a drug used specifically for treating viral infections.
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Plants having 'Antiviral' activity
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| Gmelina arborea | Antiviral (stem bark); hypoglycemic (wood and bark); anthelmintic (leaf juice); laxative, blood purifier and hypothermic. It is bitter, appetiser, brain tonic, energiser, digestive, removes dropsy, alleviates thirst and burning sensation of body. Its fruits are unctuous, heavy, cooling, astringent, brain tonic, cardiotonic, aphrodisiac, increases semen, removes urinary troubles and impurities of blood. It is an antidote to snake bite and some other poisons. | | Guazuma ulmifolia | Antibacterial, antidote, antiseptic, antiviral, astringent, bronchodilator, CNS-stimulant, cytotoxic, depurative, diaphoretic, diuretic, emollient, respirastimulant, stomachic and uterotonic. | | Gymnema sylvestre | Alleviates spasms (50% EtOH aerial part extract); antidiabetic. stimulates insulin production and/or secretion and antiviral (leaf); inhibits high blood sugar levels (leaf extract); increases the secretion of gastric juices. laxative. diuretic, acrid, alexipharmic, anodyne, anthelmintic, antipyretic, astringent, bitter, cardiotonic, digestive, emetic,expectorant, laxative, stimulant, stomachic, uterine tonic. | | Hebanthe eriantha | Adaptogen, antiascites, anticancer, antimelanomic, antitumor, antiviral, aphrodisiac, chemopreventive and immunostimulant (root) | | Hedyotis diffusa | Antiviral, Anticancer, alterative, anodyne, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, cardiotonic, depurative, diuretic, febrifuge and sedative (whole plant) | | Helminthostachys zeylanica | Antiviral (leaf); intoxicating and anodyne (plant); expectorant, good antidote for snakebites, antiasthmatic. | | Hemidesmus indicus | Demulcent (root), antibacterial (essential root oil), antiviral (plant), diaphoretic, diuretic, purifies blood and restores normal bodily functions, alterative, tonic, has antibacterial and antilithic activity. | | Hordeum vulgare | The shoots are diuretic. The seed sprouts are demulcent, expectorant, galactofuge, lenitive and stomachic. They are sometimes abortifacient; antiviral and antiprotozoal (50% EtOH plant extract). The seed is digestive, emollient, nutritive, febrifuge and stomachic. | | Houttuynia cordata | Antibacterial, antiinflammatory, antimicrbial, antiphlogistic, antiviral, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, hypoglycaemic, laxative and ophthalmic (whole plant); antidote and astringent (leaf juice) | | Hypericum perforatum | Sedative, antiinflammatory, antibacterial (against gram-positive types), antiviral, antioxidant, vasodilating, antidepressant, diuretic and cardiotonic, stimulates the immune system, inhibits tumors; inhibits the breakdown of CNS neurotransmitters. | | Ichnocarpus frutescens | Demulcent, alterative, tonic, diaphoretic, diuretic antiviral (plant); antipyretic (root, leaf and stalk); purifies blood (root). | | Isatis indigotica | Antibacterial, anticancer, antiviral, astringent and febrifuge (leaves); antibacterial and anticancer (root); anticancer (root and whole plant) | | Isatis tinctoria | Antiviral, cyanogenetic; antibacterial, antiviral, anticancer and antiparasitic (root) | | Ixora arborea | Lowers blood pressure, alleviates spasms and antiviral (50% EtOH aerial part extract). | | Lagerstroemia speciosa | Laxative (leaf and bark);astringent, stimulant and febrifuge (root); stimulates the cardiovascular system (including the heart),spasmogenic and antiviral (aerial part); purgative, deobstruent and diuretic (leaves); stimulant and febrifuge (bark) | | Lespedeza cuneata | Antiviral, anthelmintic, depurative and tonic (plant). | | Ligustrum japonicum | Antiviral, antibacterial, antiulcer and hypotensive (plant extract) | | Lonicera confusa | | | Lonicera japonica | Antiviral, as an anti-pyretic, stomachic (plant); diuretic (dried flowers); alterative, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, depurative, diuretic, febrifuge (stem and flower buds) | | Mirabilis jalapa | The root is aphrodisiac, diuretic and purgative; abortive, antibacterial, anticandidal, antifungal, antiviral, antispasmodic, uterine stimulant. | | |