Fitoterapia. 2002 Jul; 73(4): 346-50.

In vitro antiviral activity of thirty-six plants from La RÃ©union Island.

Fortin H, Vigor C, LohÃ©zic-Le DÃ©vÃ©hat F, Robin V, Le BossÃ© B, Boustie J, Amoros M.

Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie et Mycologie, 2 avenue du Pr. LÃ©on Bernard, 35043 Rennes cedex, France. hfortin@wanadoo.fr

Methanol extracts of 36 medicinal plants from La RÃ©union Island were evaluated against two viruses: Herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) and poliovirus type 2 (PV). Five of them showed an effect against HSV-1 and five against PV, Senecio ambavilla being inhibitor for both viruses.