Polyphenols

Herbal extracts

50% ethanol extract of the fruit of Chaenomeles sinensis (“Mu Gua” in Chinese)

General Background

It is a traditional Chinese medicine to treat throat diseases.

Effects and Interactions

The herbal extract may have antiviral effects. High molecular weight polyphenols in the fruit extract can inhibit influenza viruses. Treatment with the extract at concentrations higher than [...]]]> http://pharmtao.com/blog4/2009/11/05/anti-infleunza-herb-chaenomeles-sinensis-k-oehne/feed/ 0 http://pharmtao.com/blog4/2009/11/04/flavonoids-have-anti-influenza-effects/ http://pharmtao.com/blog4/2009/11/04/flavonoids-have-anti-influenza-effects/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:41:03 +0000 PharmTao.com http://pharmtao.com/blog4/?p=3 Flavonoids

Nutrients

Flavonoids

General Background

Flavonoids are polyphenols and commonly found in herbs. Researchers studied the structure-activity relationship (SAR) of 25 flavonoids and their effects on the neuraminidase (NA) gene of influenza virus (Liu et al., 2008). They used three typical influenza virus strains A/PR/8/34 (H1N1), A/Jinan/15/90 (H3N2), and B/Jiangshu/10/2003.

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