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TY - JOUR AU - Waiyaput, Wanwisa AU - Payungporn, Sunchai AU - Issara-Amphorn, Jiraphorn AU - Panjaworayan, Nattanan T-Thienprasert PY - 2012 DA - 2012/12/06 TI - Inhibitory effects of crude extracts from some edible Thai plants against replication of hepatitis B virus and human liver cancer cells JO - BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine SP - 246 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - Edible plants such as Cratoxylum formosum (Jack) Dyer, Curcumin longa Lin, Momordica charantia Lin and Moringa oleifera Lam have long been believed in Thai culture to relieve ulcers and the symptoms of liver disease. However, little is known about their anti-liver cancer properties and antiviral activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV). The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-liver cancer and anti-HBV activities of crude extracts from these edible plants on human liver cancer cells. SN - 1472-6882 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-12-246 DO - 10.1186/1472-6882-12-246 ID - Waiyaput2012 ER -