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.; El-Esnawy, N. (2011). "Screening Of Antiviral Activity Of Some Terrestrial Leaf Plants Against Acyclovir-Resistant Hsv Type-1 In Cell Culture" (PDF). Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Applied Sciences. 5 (10): 75–92. ISSN 1991-8178. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2022-12-13.

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[1] Shoeib, A.R.S.; Zarouk, A.W.; El-Esnawy, N. (2011). "Screening Of Antiviral Activity Of Some Terrestrial Leaf Plants Against Acyclovir-Resistant Hsv Type-1 In Cell Culture" (PDF). Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Applied Sciences. 5 (10): 75–92. ISSN 1991-8178. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2022-12-13.