Kalichamy Alagarasu, Poonam Patil, Meenakshi Kaushik, Deepika Chowdhury, Rajesh K Joshi, Harsha V Hegde, Mahadeo B Kakade, Sugeerappa Laxmanappa Hoti, Sarah Cherian, Deepti Parashar
Dengue and chikungunya are two important mosquito-borne infections which are known to occur extensively in tropical and subtropical areas. Presently, there is no treatment for these viral diseases. In vitro antiviral screening of 25 extracts prepared from the plants of Vitex negundo , Plumeria alba , Ancistrocladus heyneanus , Bacopa monnieri , Anacardium occidentale , Cucurbita maxima , Simarouba glauca , and Embelia ribes using different solvents and four purified compounds (anacardic acid, chloroquinone, glaucarubinone, and methyl gallate) were carried out for their anti-dengue virus (DENV) and anti-chikungunya virus (CHIKV) activities...
2022: Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology