Effects on HIV and Ebola

(Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health) Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München discover that extracts of the medicinal plant Cistus incanus (Ci) prevent human immunodeficiency viruses from infecting cells. Active antiviral ingredients in the extracts inhibit docking of viral proteins to cells. Antiviral activity of Cistus extracts also targets Ebola- and Marburg viruses. The results were published in Scientific Reports.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news