Journal of Ethnopharmacology Toona Sinensis Roem Tender Leaf Extract
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 120 (2008) 108–111 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Ethnopharmacology journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jethpharm Toona sinensis Roem tender leaf extract inhibits SARS coronavirus replication Chung-Jen Chen a,b,∗, Martin Michaelis c, Hseng-Kuang Hsu d, Chin-Chuan Tsai e, Kunder D. Yang f,g, Yang-Chang Wu h, Jindrich Cinatl Jr. c, Hans Wilhelm Doerr c a Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan b School of Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan c Institute of Medical Virology, Frankfurt University, Frankfurt Am Mein, Germany d Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan e Department of Chinese Medicine, E-DA Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan f Division of Pediatric Immunology and Allergy, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan g School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan h Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan article info abstract Article history: Aim of the study: Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a life-threatening disease caused by the SARS Received 12 January 2008 coronavirus (SARS-CoV). The development of new antiviral agents for SARS-CoV is an important issue. We Received in revised form 10 July 2008 tried to find potential resource from Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for development of new drugs Accepted 28 July 2008 against SARS-CoV. Available online 9 August 2008 Materials and Methods: Our 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 Keywords: Management of Febrile Diseases).
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