Bidens Pilosa Antiviral

Bidens pilosa is an annual species of herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family asteraceae its many common names include black jack beggarticks farmer s friends and spanish needle but most commonly referred to as cobblers pegs it is native to the americas but is widely distributed as an introduced species in other regions worldwide including eurasia africa australia south america.

Bidens pilosa antiviral. Minor blume sherff and houttuynia cordata thunb using cytotoxicity test with xtt based colorimetric assay. The present study evaluated the antiviral activity of bidens pilosa l. Pages 122 259 are a materia medica of common and highly accessible antiviral herbs alphabetically organized including the plant taxonomy identification by family and species used specifically for medical applications the parts of the plants used for acute vs chronic conditions respectively the best forms for the conditions the prep of. Bidens pilosa is native to south america the caribbean africa and the philippines.

It outperforms penicillin tetracycline methicillin and other antibiotics for both gram positive and gram negative bacteria. Minor blume sherff and houttuynia cordata thunb using cytotoxicity test with xtt based colorimetric assay. Bcc 1 kmc cells were infected with herpes simplex virus hsv and then were cultured with hot water extract of b. Pilosa hwbp or h.

C an irritate the bladder and kidney in high doses. Pilosa a tropical weed in tissue culture cells and a mouse model. It inhibited plaque formation and suppressed virus yield in vero and raw 264 7 cells infected with hsv 1 and hsv 2. Bidens is a natural antibiotic that will successfully treat antibiotic resistant bacteria.

Bidens pilosa is rich in a class of anti pathogenic chemicals know as the polyacetylenes. Umeken bidens pilosa extract 1 month supply contains l arginine l citrulline and bitter melon. The aim of this review is to present comprehensive information of the chemical. Pilosa extract showed potent virucidal activity.

Bidens pilosa is eaten in africa as a vegetable. Is an edible herb and has been traditionally used for a wide range of ailments in many countries. We evaluated the anti hsv activity of bidens pilosa b. There are 60 native species of bidens in hawai i and 19 of those are endemic.