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Antiviral activity of Hibiscus extracts was evaluated using plaque reduction assay of the viral cytopathic effect as well as cell viability and proliferation assays using MTT, to evaluate the extract feasibility as a potential therapeutic agent. Experiments like viral binding and adsorption, virucidal and time of addition assays were designed to investigate the mechanism of antiviral activity of Hibiscus. Moreover, viral kinetics and antigen expression were demonstrated by fluorescence microscopy. MS Excel 2010 was used to provide statistical analysis like average and standard deviation. Results: Phytochemical analysis succeeded in extracting major constituents of Hibiscus like polyphenols, flavonoids and anthocyanin. Hibiscus showed a potential activity of methanolic and aqueous extracts against HSV-1 as indicated by selectivity index values of 8.0 and 7.7 correspondingly. 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