Anti-herpes Virus Activity of the Carnivorous Botanical, Sarracenia Purpurea
Latha Kannan, Ashok Kumar, Aradhana Kumar, Betram Jacobs, Jeffrey Langland Herpes simplex virus type‐1 (HSV‐1), one of the most widely spread human viruses in the Herpesviridae family, causes herpes labialis (cold sores) and keratitis (inflammation of the cornea). Conventional treatment for HSV‐1 infection includes pharmaceutical drugs, such as acyclovir and docosonal, which are efficacious but […]
In Vitro Characterization of a Nineteeth-Century Therapy for Smallpox
William Arndt et al. In the nineteenth century, smallpox ravaged through the United States and Canada. At this time, a botanical preparation, derived from the carnivorous plant Sarracenia purpurea, was proclaimed as being a successful therapy for smallpox infections. The work described characterizes the antipoxvirus activity associated with this botanical extract against vaccinia virus, monkeypox […]
Rediscovered Native American Remedy Kills Poxvirus
James Urquhart Herbal medicine used to treat smallpox in the 19th century found to halt viral replication in vitro An old herbal remedy for treating smallpox that is thought to have been used by native Americans in the late 1800s has been rediscovered and found to kill the poxvirus. Smallpox has been eradicated, but the finding […]
