Plant extracts have some effect on ASF virus

An innovative project from the University of South Africa Pretoria has shown that the extract of a vine plant has some effect in fighting African swine fever (ASF) virus The research conducted by folorunsoo.fasina of the University of Pretoria confirmed that a Liana plant, uncistrocladusuncatus, has the potential to fight against ASF virus, and the farmer's statement has certain authenticity However, in order to develop the potential of this plant, further work is needed, and at the same time, it is necessary to reduce its toxicity in vitro and in vivo In an article published in the journal BMC veterinary research, fasina and co authors from Pretoria, the National Veterinary Research Institute, maximum farm and arc onderstepoort Veterinary Research Institute explained that ASF is a highly infectious and lethal acute hemorrhagic viral infectious disease in pigs Currently, there is no drug treatment and vaccination method to prevent and treat this disease The disease is a threat to the pig industry all over the world In the recent outbreak, farmers managed the disease through folk veterinary preparations, which are said to have achieved varying degrees of results The researchers used GC-MS (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry) procedures to identify 35 compounds, some extracts and plant parts can significantly inhibit ASF virus (nig99) However, the effect of water extraction of the plant is very poor, and the cytotoxicity is a big problem The analysis shows that the extract of the plant can also inhibit the growth of primary cells.