Antiviral and antibacterial properties of plants of the genus Ferula L.

This article presents a literature review on the antiviral and antibacterial properties of Ferula L. species. Extracts and gums from different species of this plant genus have been used in traditional medicine since ancient times and are still used today. All relevant databases including Science Direct, Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, EBSCO were searched without restriction using the terms “Ferula”, “antiviral”, “anti-influenza”, “anti-fungal” up to 01 June 2024. Keywords were also entered into popular search engines such as Google and Google Scholar. According to the literature, it can be concluded that many representatives of this plant species have strong antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal properties. However, there is no information in the literature on the biological activity of Ferula L. species growing in Tajikistan.