Asia is the mine of natural antiviral products for public health.

This review highlights a wide range of research on antiviral natural products in Asia in the period from 2000 to 2008. It focuses on the most important findings in this field specifically on the plants' components with potential antiviral activity against wide range of pathogenic DNA and RNA vi...

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Main Authors: R.R., Hafidh, Abdulamir, Ahmed Sahib, Jahan Shiri, Fatemah, Abas, Faridah, Abu Bakar, Fatimah, Sekawi, Zamberi
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Published: Bentham Open 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13281/
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author R.R., Hafidh
Abdulamir, Ahmed Sahib
Jahan Shiri, Fatemah
Abas, Faridah
Abu Bakar, Fatimah
Sekawi, Zamberi
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Abas, Faridah
Abu Bakar, Fatimah
Sekawi, Zamberi
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description This review highlights a wide range of research on antiviral natural products in Asia in the period from 2000 to 2008. It focuses on the most important findings in this field specifically on the plants' components with potential antiviral activity against wide range of pathogenic DNA and RNA viruses. In addition, the difference between Asians and other populations regarding their habits of using natural products containing antiviral activity instead of allopathic medicine has been reviewed briefly. In conclusion, Asian continent serves as the most important source for providing the candidate natural products for the future antiviral drugs which could save the lives of millions in the world.
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spelling upm-132812015-11-02T23:43:39Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13281/ Asia is the mine of natural antiviral products for public health. R.R., Hafidh Abdulamir, Ahmed Sahib Jahan Shiri, Fatemah Abas, Faridah Abu Bakar, Fatimah Sekawi, Zamberi This review highlights a wide range of research on antiviral natural products in Asia in the period from 2000 to 2008. It focuses on the most important findings in this field specifically on the plants' components with potential antiviral activity against wide range of pathogenic DNA and RNA viruses. In addition, the difference between Asians and other populations regarding their habits of using natural products containing antiviral activity instead of allopathic medicine has been reviewed briefly. In conclusion, Asian continent serves as the most important source for providing the candidate natural products for the future antiviral drugs which could save the lives of millions in the world. Bentham Open 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13281/1/Asia%20is%20the%20mine%20of%20natural%20antiviral%20products%20for%20public%20health.pdf R.R., Hafidh and Abdulamir, Ahmed Sahib and Jahan Shiri, Fatemah and Abas, Faridah and Abu Bakar, Fatimah and Sekawi, Zamberi (2009) Asia is the mine of natural antiviral products for public health. Open Complementary Medicine Journal, 59 (1). pp. 58-68. ISSN 1876-391X 10.2174/1876391X00901010058 English
spellingShingle R.R., Hafidh
Abdulamir, Ahmed Sahib
Jahan Shiri, Fatemah
Abas, Faridah
Abu Bakar, Fatimah
Sekawi, Zamberi
Asia is the mine of natural antiviral products for public health.
title Asia is the mine of natural antiviral products for public health.
title_full Asia is the mine of natural antiviral products for public health.
title_fullStr Asia is the mine of natural antiviral products for public health.
title_full_unstemmed Asia is the mine of natural antiviral products for public health.
title_short Asia is the mine of natural antiviral products for public health.
title_sort asia is the mine of natural antiviral products for public health.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/13281/
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