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A Narrative Review of Alternative Symptomatic Treatments for Herpes Simplex Virus.
Chang JY, Balch C, Puccio J, Oh HS. Chang JY, et al. Viruses. 2023 Jun 2;15(6):1314. doi: 10.3390/v15061314. Viruses. 2023. PMID: 37376614 Free PMC article. Review.
Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) and -2 (HSV-2) are large, spherically shaped, double-stranded DNA viruses that coevolved with Homo sapiens for over 300,000 years, having developed numerous immunoevasive mechanisms to survive the lifetime of their human host. ...
Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) and -2 (HSV-2) are large, spherically shaped, double-stranded DNA viruses that coevolved with H …
Melissa officinalis extract inhibits attachment of herpes simplex virus in vitro.
Astani A, Reichling J, Schnitzler P. Astani A, et al. Chemotherapy. 2012;58(1):70-7. doi: 10.1159/000335590. Epub 2012 Feb 23. Chemotherapy. 2012. PMID: 22377592
BACKGROUND: Extracts and essential oils of medicinal plants are increasingly of interest as novel drugs for antiherpetic agents, since the herpes simplex virus (HSV) might develop resistance to commonly used antiviral drugs. METHODS: An aqueous extract of Melissa …
BACKGROUND: Extracts and essential oils of medicinal plants are increasingly of interest as novel drugs for antiherpetic agents, since the …
Attachment and penetration of acyclovir-resistant herpes simplex virus are inhibited by Melissa officinalis extract.
Astani A, Navid MH, Schnitzler P. Astani A, et al. Phytother Res. 2014 Oct;28(10):1547-52. doi: 10.1002/ptr.5166. Epub 2014 May 12. Phytother Res. 2014. PMID: 24817544
Medicinal plants are increasingly of interest as novel source of drugs for antiherpetic agents, because herpes simplex virus (HSV) might develop resistance to commonly used antiviral drugs. An aqueous extract of Melissa officinalis and the phenolic compounds …
Medicinal plants are increasingly of interest as novel source of drugs for antiherpetic agents, because herpes simplex virus ( …
Natural remedies for Herpes simplex.
Gaby AR. Gaby AR. Altern Med Rev. 2006 Jun;11(2):93-101. Altern Med Rev. 2006. PMID: 16813459 Review.
Herpes simplex is a common viral infection of the skin or mucous membranes. The lesions caused by this infection are often painful, burning, or pruritic, and tend to recur in most patients. ...There is evidence that certain dietary modifications and natural substanc …
Herpes simplex is a common viral infection of the skin or mucous membranes. The lesions caused by this infection are often pai …
Inhibitory activity of Melissa officinalis L. extract on Herpes simplex virus type 2 replication.
Mazzanti G, Battinelli L, Pompeo C, Serrilli AM, Rossi R, Sauzullo I, Mengoni F, Vullo V. Mazzanti G, et al. Nat Prod Res. 2008;22(16):1433-40. doi: 10.1080/14786410802075939. Nat Prod Res. 2008. PMID: 19023806
Melissa officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) (lemon balm) is used in folk medicine for nervous complaints, lower abdominal disorders and, more recently, for treating Herpes simplex lesions. ...Our experiments support the use of lemon balm for treating Herpes …
Melissa officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) (lemon balm) is used in folk medicine for nervous complaints, lower abdominal disorders and, more …
Antiviral Potential of Melissa officinalis L.: A Literature Review.
Behzadi A, Imani S, Deravi N, Mohammad Taheri Z, Mohammadian F, Moraveji Z, Shavysi S, Mostafaloo M, Soleimani Hadidi F, Nanbakhsh S, Olangian-Tehrani S, Marabi MH, Behshood P, Poudineh M, Kheirandish A, Keylani K, Behfarnia P. Behzadi A, et al. Nutr Metab Insights. 2023 Jan 12;16:11786388221146683. doi: 10.1177/11786388221146683. eCollection 2023. Nutr Metab Insights. 2023. PMID: 36655201 Free PMC article. Review.
Today, research has shown that this plant can also fight viruses including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) through various mechanisms such as inhibiting HSV-1 from bindi …
Today, research has shown that this plant can also fight viruses including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), …
Local therapy of herpes simplex with dried extract from Melissa officinalis.
Wölbling RH, Leonhardt K. Wölbling RH, et al. Phytomedicine. 1994 Jun;1(1):25-31. doi: 10.1016/S0944-7113(11)80019-X. Phytomedicine. 1994. PMID: 23195812
An overt multicentric study involving 115 patients and another subsequent placebo-controlled double-blind study involving 116 patients contributed significantly to the corroborative evidence of the antiviral activity in vitro of a specially prepared dried extract from Melissa …
An overt multicentric study involving 115 patients and another subsequent placebo-controlled double-blind study involving 116 patients contr …
Antiviral activity of the volatile oils of Melissa officinalis L. against Herpes simplex virus type-2.
Allahverdiyev A, Duran N, Ozguven M, Koltas S. Allahverdiyev A, et al. Phytomedicine. 2004 Nov;11(7-8):657-61. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2003.07.014. Phytomedicine. 2004. PMID: 15636181
Melissa officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) has been used in a variety of practical applications in medical science. Our objective in the current study was to determine the effects of the volatile oil components of M. officinalis on Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) …
Melissa officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) has been used in a variety of practical applications in medical science. Our objective in the curr …
A review study on the effect of Iranian herbal medicines against in vitro replication of herpes simplex virus.
Moradi MT, Rafieian-Kopaei M, Karimi A. Moradi MT, et al. Avicenna J Phytomed. 2016 Sep-Oct;6(5):506-515. Avicenna J Phytomed. 2016. PMID: 27761420 Free PMC article. Review.
The review of data showed that some of the herbal extracts including Hyssopus officinalis methanolic extract, Melissa officinalis aqueous extract, Quercus persica L. hydroalcoholic extract and Securigeras ecuridaca methanolic extract with selective index (SI) of 234, 877, …
The review of data showed that some of the herbal extracts including Hyssopus officinalis methanolic extract, Melissa officinalis aqu …
Melissa officinalis oil affects infectivity of enveloped herpesviruses.
Schnitzler P, Schuhmacher A, Astani A, Reichling J. Schnitzler P, et al. Phytomedicine. 2008 Sep;15(9):734-40. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2008.04.018. Phytomedicine. 2008. PMID: 18693101
The antiviral effect of lemon balm oil, the essential oil of Melissa officinalis, on herpes simplex virus was examined. The inhibitory activity against herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) was …
The antiviral effect of lemon balm oil, the essential oil of Melissa officinalis, on herpes simplex virus was examined. …
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