“… Types of Honey/compound | Target virus | References |
Manuka and Clover honey | Varicella Zoster virus (VZV, the cause of chicken pox and shingles) | ( Shahzad and Cohrs, 2012; P . Zareie, 2011 ) |
Honey and thyme extract | Respiratory Syncytial Virus | ( Feás and Estevinho, 2011 ) |
Manuka, buckwheat, honeydew and acacia honeys | Influenza virus | ( Watanabe et al, 2014b ) |
Manuka, Honeydew and Rewarewa honeys | Rubella virus | ( Littlejohn, 2009 ) |
adenovirus and herpes simplex virus |
Multi-floral honey from UAE | Herpes simplex virus and rubella virus | ( Al-Waili, 2004 ) |
Honey and Royal Jelly | Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) | ( Hashemipour et al, 2014 ) |
Mono-floral Iranian honey | HIV-1 | ( Behbahani, 2014 ) |
| Type 1 herpes simplex virus | ( Ghapanchi et al, 2011 ) |
New Zealand medical grade kanuka honey | Herpes simplex virus | ( Semprini et al, 2019 ) |
Honey, Ginger and Garlic Decoction | Influenza Virus | ( Vahed and Batool Jafri, 2016 ) |
MGO (methylglyoxal) a major component of Manuka Honey | Foot and mouth disease virus influenza B viruses; | ( Ghizatullina, 1976 )( Charyasriwong et al, 2016 ) |
Tualang honey (Malaysian multi-floral jungle honey) | Common cold | ( Sobhanian et al, 2014 ) |
Reduction of virus load in AIDS patients | ( Wan Yusuf et al, 2019 ) |
Phenols and bioflavonoids found in honey | Virus families such as retroviridae, hepadnaviridae, hespervirides, HIV virus, influenza virus, herpes simplex virus, dengue virus, polio virus etc | ( |
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