Acanthospermum australe
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Acanthospermum australe (Paraguayan starburr , Ihi kukae hipa, Paraguay bur, Paraquay starbur, Pipili, Sheepbur, Spiny-bur; syn. Acanthospermum xanthioides DC., Melampodium australe Loefl.) is an herbaceous plant. Extracts of Acanthospermum australe have in vitro
antiviral activity against herpesvirus and poliovirus
, but clinical effects have not been studied.
In vitro
In vitro refers to studies in experimental biology that are conducted using components of an organism that have been isolated from their usual biological context in order to permit a more detailed or more convenient analysis than can be done with whole organisms. Colloquially, these experiments...
antiviral activity against herpesvirus and poliovirus
Poliovirus
Poliovirus, the causative agent of poliomyelitis, is a human enterovirus and member of the family of Picornaviridae.Poliovirus is composed of an RNA genome and a protein capsid. The genome is a single-stranded positive-sense RNA genome that is about 7500 nucleotides long. The viral particle is...
, but clinical effects have not been studied.