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Anti-Influenza Herbal Extract: Pinellia ternate Breitenbach

Nutrients

Pinellic acid from the tuber of Pinellia ternata Breitenbach, i.e., 9S, 12S, 13S-trihydroxy-10E-octadecenoic acid

Herbs and Herbal Extracts

The tuber of Pinellia ternata Breitenbach

General Background

Pinellia ternate (called “Ban Xia” in Chinese) is an active herbal component of the traditional Chinese herbal medicine recipe Xiao-Qing-Long-Tang.

Effects and Interactions

The herbal extract may [...]

Anti-Influenza Herbal Extract: Mahonia bealei (Fort.) Carr.

Nutrients

Alkaloids from roots of Mahonia bealei (Fort.) Carr.

Herbs and Herbal Extracts

Roots of Mahonia bealei (Fort.) Carr.

Effects and Interactions

The herb has anti-influenza effects.

Mechanisms

The alkaloids of the herb inhibited the proliferation of influenza virus, at the concentration as low as 0.25 mg/ml (Zeng et al., 2003).

Reference

Zeng, X., Lao, B., Dong, [...]

Anti-Influenza Herb: Geranium sanguineum L. (PC)

Nutrients

Polyphenols

Herbs and Herbal Extracts

The aerial roots of Geranium sanguineum L. (PC)

Effects and Interactions

The herb may have anti-influenza effects. A polyphenol-rich extract from the aerial roots of Geranium sanguineum L. (PC) has been found to protect mice from mortality in the A/Aichi/2/68 (H3N2) influenza infection (Serkedjieva et al., 2008). At the dose of 5.4 [...]

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