The root extract of the medicinal plant Pelargonium sidoides is a potent HIV-1 attachment inhibitor.

Global HIV-1 treatment would benefit greatly from safe herbal medicines with scientifically validated novel anti-HIV-1 activities. The root extract from the medicinal plant Pelargonium sidoides (PS) is licensed in Germany as the herbal medicine EPs®7630, with numerous clinical trials supporting its...

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Main Authors: Markus Helfer, Herwig Koppensteiner, Martha Schneider, Stephanie Rebensburg, Sara Forcisi, Constanze Müller, Philippe Schmitt-Kopplin, Michael Schindler, Ruth Brack-Werner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3906173?pdf=render