Volume : X, Issue : VI, June - 2020

Inhibitory Effect of Siddha Herbs on RNA Types of Virus - A Review

Thillaivanan. S, Samraj. K

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Siddha System of Medicine (SSM) is the one of the famous medical system in southern regions of Asia, especially in India. The practitioners of SSM are using herbs and herbo–mineral formulations for treating the various kind of acute and chronic illness. Herbal medicines and purified natural products provide a rich resource for novel antiviral drug development. Identification of the antiviral mechanisms from these natural agents has shed light on where they interact with the viral life cycle, such as viral entry, replication, assembly, and release, as well as on the targeting of virus–host–specific interactions. And the medical system plays a vital role in various endemic outeaks in southern regions like Chikungunya, Dengue, and H1N1. These outeaks are mainly due to that of RNA type of viruses. In this ief review, explore the scientific evidence of Siddha Herbal of Andrographis paniculate, Allium sativum, Azadirachta indica, Terminalia chebula, Curcuma longa, Glycyrrhiza glaa, Melia azadirach, Vitex negundo, Alpinia officinarum, Ocimum sanctum are having significant antiviral activity against RNA type of viruses including Corona virus (CoV), dengue virus (DENV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), herpes simplex virus, influenza virus, measles virus (MV), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

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INHIBITORY EFFECT OF SIDDHA HERBS ON RNA TYPES OF VIRUS - A REVIEW, THILLAIVANAN.S, SAMRAJ.K INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-6 | June-2020


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