Over the course of the last few years, the world has witnessed a

number of outbreaks of viral diseases, each of which has resulted in

widespread anxiety and alarm. The most recent pandemic, COVID-

19, has brought attention to the critical need for vaccines and

treatments that are capable of effectively warding off viral diseases.

Traditional medicine and herbal medicines, particularly those with

antiviral characteristics, have garnered an increasing amount of

interest in recent years as a direct result of this need.