Coptidis Rhizoma: a comprehensive review of its traditional uses, botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology

J Wang, L Wang, GH Lou, HR Zeng, J Hu… - Pharmaceutical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Context: Coptidis rhizome (CR), also known as Huanglian in Chinese, is the
rhizome of Coptis chinensis Franch., C. deltoidea CY Cheng et Hsiao, or C. teeta Wall …

Antiviral activity of berberine

A Warowicka, R Nawrot, A Goździcka-Józefiak - Archives of virology, 2020 - Springer
Plants are a rich source of new antiviral, pharmacologically active agents. The naturally
occurring plant alkaloid berberine (BBR) is one of the phytochemicals with a broad range of …

Recognition of natural products as potential inhibitors of COVID-19 main protease (Mpro): In-silico evidences

RR Narkhede, AV Pise, RS Cheke… - Natural products and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 (2019-nCoV) emerged in 2019 and proliferated rapidly across the
globe. Scientists are attempting to investigate antivirals specific to COVID-19 treatment. The …

Biologically active isoquinoline alkaloids covering 2014–2018

XF Shang, CJ Yang… - Medicinal research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Isoquinoline alkaloids, an important class of N‐based heterocyclic compounds, have
attracted considerable attention from researchers worldwide since the early 19th century …

Indian medicinal plants and formulations and their potential against COVID-19–preclinical and clinical research

S Ahmad, S Zahiruddin, B Parveen, P Basist… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The cases of COVID-19 are still increasing day-by-day worldwide, even after a year of its first
occurrence in Wuhan city of China. The spreading of SARS-CoV-2 infection is very fast and …

Ethnomedicines of Indian origin for combating COVID-19 infection by hampering the viral replication: using structure-based drug discovery approach

S Alagu Lakshmi, RMB Shafreen, A Priya… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In the present study, we have explored the interaction of the active components from 10
different medicinal plants of Indian origin that are commonly used for treating cold and …

Berberine as a potential autophagy modulator

R Mohammadinejad, Z Ahmadi… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Today, pharmacognosy is considered a valuable science in the prevention and treatment of
diseases. Among herbals, Berberine is an isoquinoline alkaloid found in the Berberis …

Berberine and obatoclax inhibit SARS-Cov-2 replication in primary human nasal epithelial cells in vitro

FS Varghese, E van Woudenbergh, GJ Overheul… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged as a new human
pathogen in late 2019 and it has infected over 100 million people in less than a year. There …

Antivirals and vaccines for Enterovirus A71

JY Lin, YA Kung, SR Shih - Journal of biomedical science, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71) is an important emerging virus posing a threat to children
under five years old. EV-A71 infection in infants or young children can cause hand-foot-and …

Mechanisms of selected functional foods against viral infections with a view on COVID-19: Mini review

A Haslberger, U Jacob, B Hippe, H Karlic - Functional Foods in Health and …, 2020 - ffhdj.com
Following research obtained from the previous SARS and MERS outbreaks, we've gained
knowledge about the mechanisms of bioactive plant ingredients against the attachment and …