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Choi, M., Hwang, J., Han, K., Noh, H., Kang, B., Jeong, T., Choi, G., Lee, H., Kim, Y., Ryu, H., Kim, S., Kim, H., & Shim, S. . Natural Plant Extracts as Novel Antiviral Candidates: Citrus extracts. Journal of Inflammatory and Infectious Medicine. 2025, 1(1), 3. doi: https://doi.org/10.53941/jiim.2025.100003
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Natural Plant Extracts as Novel Antiviral Candidates: Citrus extracts

Mijeong Choi 1,†, Jihyeong Hwang 2,†, Kwango Han 1, Hyunjik Noh 1, Byeongju Kang 1, Taehwa Jeong 1, Gyumin Choi 1, Haekyoung Lee 1, Yuri Kim 1, Hanbong Ryu 1, Sinae Kim 2, Heejun Kim 3, and Saerok Shim 2,*

1 Biomedical Engineering Research Institute, 32 Dongguk-ro, Goyang-si 10326, Republic of Korea

2 The Institute of YbdY Biotechnology, 83, Gasan digital 1-ro, Geumcheon-gu, Seoul 08589, Republic of Korea

3 The Institute of Kulf, 7, Sareung-ro 70 beon-gil, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do 12231, Republic of Korea

* Correspondence: kon316@naver.com; Tel.: +82-2-457-0868; Fax: +82-2-2030-7788

† These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Received: 20 November 2024; Revised: 26 December 2024; Accepted: 12 February 2025; Published: 18 February 2025

Abstract: Medicinal plants are the natural and main source of therapeutic drugs today. The biological activity of several plants has been performed, but many remain to be evaluated. Meanwhile, most biological studies on plants used in traditional medicine concern their antiviral and anti-inflammatory activity. In this study, two sets of plant extracts were studied for their biological activities. Various plant extracts, including Citrus peels, were evaluated for their antiviral activity. Among them, in the first set, three herbs were tested individually, and the five mixtures in the second set were composed of various traditional Korean herb extracts in several proportions. Through appropriate combinations of traditional Korean herbs, the antiviral activity was improved than single herb extracts.

Keywords:

traditional medicine antiviral activity plant extract Citrus extract

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