The Effect of Cumin Seed Extracts against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in Vero Cell Culture

Background: Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L. [family Apiaceae])seed essential oil is reported to have antiseptic activity.Until now the antiviral properties of cumin seed extracts onviruses such as herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) have not beenstudied. The objective of this study was to investigate the invit...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Motamedifar, Narjes Ghafari, Pedram Talezadeh Shirazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2010-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://ijms.sums.ac.ir/files/PDFfiles/06-Dr_%20Motamedifar.pdf