Umbilicus erectus

Reniform Venus' navel
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Saxifragales
Family:	Crassulaceae
Genus:	Umbilicus
Species:	U. erectus
Binomial name
	Umbilicus erectus; Willk.

Umbilicus erectus, the reniform Venus' navel (also sometimes nabelkraut or ombelico di Venere reniforme), is a succulent, perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, in the genus Umbilicus, found in the Southern Balkans and southern Italy.

Umbilicus erectus leaf extract had a highly virucidal effect to Acyclovir (ACV) resistant Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in vitro^[1]

References[]

^ Shoeib, A.R.S., Zarouk, A.W. and El-Esnawy, N., "Screening Of Antiviral Activity Of Some Terrestrial Leaf Plants Against Acyclovir-Resistant Hsv Type-1 In Cell Culture"Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Applied Sciences, 5(10): 75-92, 2011 ISSN 1991-8178

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[1] Shoeib, A.R.S., Zarouk, A.W. and El-Esnawy, N., "Screening Of Antiviral Activity Of Some Terrestrial Leaf Plants Against Acyclovir-Resistant Hsv Type-1 In Cell Culture"Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Applied Sciences, 5(10): 75-92, 2011 ISSN 1991-8178

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