3.6.1 Leaf extracts

Water leaf extract presented low toxicity and directly killing virus effect of HSV on baby hamster kidney fibroblasts (BHK21), primary rat kidney (PRK), and human epithelial (Hep-2) cells with a maximum tolerated concentration (MTC) of 0.5 mg/mL [2]. Ethyl ethanoate and hexane fractions of methanolic extracts also showed anti-HSV-1 effect [24].
