Extract of Scutellaria baicalensis inhibits dengue virus replication
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Extract of Scutellaria baicalensis inhibits dengue virus replication
BACKGROUND Scutellaria baicalensis (S. baicalensis) is one of the traditional Chinese medicinal herbs that have been shown to possess many health benefits. In the present study, we evaluated the in vitro antiviral activity of aqueous extract of the roots of S. baicalensis against all the four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes. METHODS Aqueous extract of S. baicalensis was prepared by microwave en...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1472-6882
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-13-91