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Objective@#This study aimed to determine the antiviral activity of ten Philippine medicinal plants against Zika virus (ZIKV).@*Methods@#Lyophilized aqueous plant extracts were used for cell cytotoxicity and virus inhibition assays. The therapeutic index was computed from the 50% cytotoxic concentration (CC50) and 50% effective concentration (EC50) values. Plant metabolites were also identified using mass spectroscopy. An in-silico screening of these metabolites was done using ZIKV enzymes and the Axl protein in human microglial cells as target proteins, followed by the ranking of binding energy scores to generate a hypothesis on the possible mechanism of antiviral action.@*Results@#The plants that demonstrated the highest therapeutic index were Momordica charantia, Psidium guajava, Vitex negundo, and Blumea balsamifera. The majority of the metabolites present in the aqueous extracts were saponin, terpenes and terpenoids, and anthocyanin. Further, in-silico docking results showed a higher binding affinity for viral replication proteins compared to the viral envelope protein.@*Conclusion@#The crude aqueous extracts of M. charantia, P. guajava, V. negundo, and B. balsamifera were the most potent candidate antiviral therapies against ZIKV among the ten plants tested. Meanwhile, the in-silico results suggested that the metabolites possibly employ an intracellular mechanism for the observed antiviral activity.
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Objective To explore the effect and mechanism of Liq Qibei against herpes simplex virus-Ⅱ(HSV-Ⅱ) for treatment of cervical erosion.Methods Using micro-inhibition cytopathic and in vitro cell culture technique,the various concentrations of Liq Qibei in inhibiting HSV-Ⅱ proliferation and the direct virucidal effect were studied.The virus titer and virus inhibition index were taken as parameters.Results ① Virus proliferation experiment:Compared with control group,the virus titer of 1.63,0.81,0.41 mg/mL Liq Qibei group had significant difference(P2.② Direct virucidal effect of Liq Qibei:comparing with control group,1.63 mg/mL Liq Qibei in 8 h,24 h and 0.81 mg/mL-24 h groups had marked difference(P0.05).Conclusion Liq Qibei antivirus effect on HSV-Ⅱ.