Influenza Viruses

Note: The term Humic Acid or Humic Acids has been substituted in the following statement where the original wording was in scientific terms that detailed the chemical compositions of Humic Acid.

“…natural-product humate(s) (Humic Acid) were found to be quite effective against all three influenza viruses.”
National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), under the auspices of the National Institutes of Health, August 2001 - January 2002

Humic Acid inhibits the in-vitro replication of influenza virus A/WSN/33 (H1N1) in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells at concentrations of no cytotoxicity. The IC50 for Humic Acid was 48.61 +/- 7.32 microg/ml and 55.27 +/- 5.46 microg/ml respectively when the compound was added at the stage of viral adsorption or post-adsorption. Humic acid inhibits the endonuclease activity of viral RNA polymerase.
Lu FJ, Tseng SN, Li ML, Shih SR. Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei.

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