Coptidis Rhizoma: a comprehensive review of its traditional uses, botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology

J Wang, L Wang, GH Lou, HR Zeng, J Hu… - Pharmaceutical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Context: Coptidis rhizome (CR), also known as Huanglian in Chinese, is the
rhizome of Coptis chinensis Franch., C. deltoidea CY Cheng et Hsiao, or C. teeta Wall …

Antiviral activity of berberine

A Warowicka, R Nawrot, A Goździcka-Józefiak - Archives of virology, 2020 - Springer
Plants are a rich source of new antiviral, pharmacologically active agents. The naturally
occurring plant alkaloid berberine (BBR) is one of the phytochemicals with a broad range of …

Recognition of natural products as potential inhibitors of COVID-19 main protease (Mpro): In-silico evidences

RR Narkhede, AV Pise, RS Cheke… - Natural products and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 (2019-nCoV) emerged in 2019 and proliferated rapidly across the
globe. Scientists are attempting to investigate antivirals specific to COVID-19 treatment. The …

In vitro evaluation of antiviral activity of single and combined repurposable drugs against SARS-CoV-2

A Pizzorno, B Padey, J Dubois, T Julien, A Traversier… - Antiviral research, 2020 - Elsevier
In response to the current pandemic caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2, identifying and
validating effective therapeutic strategies is more than ever necessary. We evaluated the in …

Antiviral activity exerted by natural products against human viruses

M Musarra-Pizzo, R Pennisi, I Ben-Amor, G Mandalari… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Viral infections are responsible for several chronic and acute diseases in both humans and
animals. Despite the incredible progress in human medicine, several viral diseases, such as …

Phytochemicals as invaluable sources of potent antimicrobial agents to combat antibiotic resistance

R Jadimurthy, S Jagadish, SC Nayak, S Kumar… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Many microorganisms develop resistance to drugs through different
mechanisms, and this process is called antimicrobial resistance. It is highly essential to …

Antiviral strategies targeting host factors and mechanisms obliging+ ssRNA viral pathogens

S Mahajan, S Choudhary, P Kumar, S Tomar - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, periodic recurrence of viral infections, and the
emergence of challenging variants has created an urgent need of alternative therapeutic …

A comparative analysis of remdesivir and other repurposed antivirals against SARS‐CoV‐2

A Simonis, SJ Theobald, G Fätkenheuer… - EMBO molecular …, 2021 - embopress.org
The ongoing SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic stresses the need for effective antiviral drugs that can
quickly be applied in order to reduce morbidity, mortality, and ideally viral transmission. By …

Vaccine and therapeutic options to control chikungunya virus

AM Powers - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Beginning in 2004, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) went from an endemic pathogen limited to
Africa and Asia that caused periodic outbreaks to a global pathogen. Given that outbreaks …

Ethnomedicines of Indian origin for combating COVID-19 infection by hampering the viral replication: using structure-based drug discovery approach

S Alagu Lakshmi, RMB Shafreen, A Priya… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In the present study, we have explored the interaction of the active components from 10
different medicinal plants of Indian origin that are commonly used for treating cold and …