The infusion of Baccharis spicata(Lam.) Baill (Asteraceae) has antiviral activity againsthepatitis B virus without cytotoxic effects against several cell lines
Joseph T Ortega,
Ignacio Agudelo,
Rafael Alejandro Ricco
et al.
Abstract:Medicinal plants are used to cure diseases, and their replacement is frequent and affects public health. The genus Baccharis has representatives within the medicinal flora of Argentina, although the replacement of the species of this genus known under the vulgar name of "carqueja" by Baccharis spicata has been detected in herbalists or markets of herbal products. The genotoxic safety of this species has been established in previous work of our group. The aim of this study… Show more
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