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ArticleJournal of ethnopharmacology2008

Toona sinensis Roem tender leaf extract inhibits SARS coronavirus replication.

Chung-Jen Chen, Martin Michaelis, Hseng-Kuang Hsu, Chin-Chuan Tsai, Kunder D Yang, Yang-Chang Wu, Jindrich Cinatl, Hans Wilhelm Doerr

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Article in Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

70 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  11. Antiviral Potential of Plants against COVID-19 during Outbreaks-An Update.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  13. Antiviral Activity of Medicinal Plants against Human Coronavirus: a systematic scoping review of and experimentations.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Chung-Jen ChenDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. chungjen@adm.cgmh.org.tw
Martin Michaelis
Hseng-Kuang Hsu
Chin-Chuan Tsai
Kunder D Yang
Yang-Chang Wu
Jindrich Cinatl
Hans Wilhelm Doerr

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aim of the studySevere acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a life-threatening disease caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). The development of new antiviral agents for SARS-CoV is an important issue. We tried to find potential resource from Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for development of new drugs against SARS-CoV. MATERIALS AND

methodsOur team recruited the potential TCM formulae (also known as Kampo) from two TCM books, Shang-Han Lun (Discussion of Cold-Induced Disorders) and Wen-Bing Tiau-Bein (Differential Management of Febrile Diseases). Several herbs, which were believed to be beneficial for SARS by experienced TCM doctors were also recruited. In addition, a vegetable polular in Taiwan, China and Malaysia, the tender leaf of Toona sinensis Roem (also known as Cedrela sinensis, belongs to the family Meliacceae) was also recruited under the suggestion of botanic experts. These TCM products and plant extrats were then tested for the effectiveness against SARS-CoV in vitro.

resultsOnly TSL-1, the extract from tender leaf of Toona sinensis Roem was found to have an evident effect against SARS-CoV with selectivity index 12 approximately 17.

conclusionThis paper reports for the first time that extract from a vegetable, the tender leaf of Toona sinensis Roem, can inhibit SARS-CoV in vitro. Thererfore, the tender leaf of Toona sinensis Roem may be an important resource agninst SARS-CoV.

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AnimalsAntiviral AgentsCedrelaChlorocebus aethiopsDrugs, Chinese HerbalMedicine, East Asian TraditionalPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesSevere acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirusVero CellsVirus ReplicationAntiviral AgentsDrugs, Chinese HerbalPlant Extracts

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PMID18762235
PMCPMC7127248

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