Antiviral properties of medicinal plants of human diseases

Abstract

The term Antiviral agents are inhibiting their capability to reproduce the virus. The present review was focused on medicinal plants which are used in the treatment of viral diseases such as Herpes simplex virus, Influenza, Measles, Hepatitis-B virus and Dengue virus. Traditional medicinal plants recognized as alternate source for viral diseases. Some of the whole plant parts and extractions have specific antiviral properties to cure the diseases. In this review, 22 plant species of different families have antiviral properties. The present study focused on different plant species to treat different viral diseases.