In vitro antiviral effect of flavonoid-rich extracts of Vitex polygama (Verbenaceae) against acyclovir-resistant herpes simplex virus type 1

Phytomedicine. 2001 Nov;8(6):477-80. doi: 10.1078/S0944-7113(04)70069-0.

Abstract

Extracts and fractions rich in flavonoids from fruits and leaves of Vitex polygama Cham. (Verbenaceae) were tested against acyclovir-resistant herpes simplex virus type 1 (ACV-HSV-1). Both fruit and leaf extracts exhibited a dose-dependent antiviral activity. The extract from the leaves showed intracellular antiviral activity while the extract from the fruits had virucidal effect. A fraction from the ethyl actetate extract of the leaves inhibited virus propagation by blocking HEp-2 cell receptors.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acyclovir / pharmacology*
  • Antiviral Agents / pharmacology*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Flavonoids / pharmacology*
  • Fruit / chemistry
  • Herpesvirus 1, Human / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured
  • Vitex*

Substances

  • Antiviral Agents
  • Flavonoids
  • Plant Extracts
  • Acyclovir