Editing Cistus Incanus

Cistus Incanus is a natural product and sold as a nutritional supplement. It works against the retrovirus HIV by targetting the proteins.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal | title = Potent in vitro antiviral activity of Cistus incanus extract against HIV and Filoviruses targets viral envelope proteins| date = 2016-02-02 | url = https://www.nature.com/articles/srep20394 | journal = Scientific Reports | volume = 6 | issue = 1|pages=20394 | last =Rebensburg | first =Stephanie | last2=Helfer | first2 = Markus | last3=Schneider | first3 = Martha | last4 = Koppensteiner | first4 = Herwig | last5 = Eberle | first5 = Josef | last6 = Schindler | first6 = Michael | last7 = Gürtler | first7 = Lutz | last8 = Brack-Werner | first8 = Ruth|language=en|doi=10.1038/srep20394|issn=2045-2322}}</ref> It works as an entry inhibitor<ref name=":0" /> at the entry level which means it prevents the entry of the virus into the cell in a very early state and prevents virus particles from docking on cells.

It works also against bacteria<ref>{{Cite journal | title = Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential oil of Cistus creticus L.| date = 1995-07-01 | url = https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.1995.9698549 | journal = Journal of Essential Oil Research | volume = 7 | issue = 4|pages=407–410 | last =Demetzos | first =Costas | last2=Loukis | first2 = Argyris | last3=Spiliotis | first3 = Vasilis | last4 = Zoakis | first4 = Nikolaos | last5 = Stratigakis | first5 = Nikolaos | last6 = Katerinopoulos | first6 = Haralambos E.|doi=10.1080/10412905.1995.9698549|issn=1041-2905}}</ref> and viruses<ref>{{Cite journal | title = A polyphenol rich plant extract, CYSTUS052, exerts anti influenza virus activity in cell culture without toxic side effects or the tendency to induce viral resistance | date = Oct 2007 | url = https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17572513 | journal = Antiviral Research | volume = 76 | issue = 1|pages=38–47 | last =Ehrhardt | first =Christina | author-link = | last2=Hrincius | first2 = Eike R. | author-link2 = | last3=Korte | first3 = Virginia | author-link3 = | last4 = Mazur | first4 = Igor | author-link4 = | last5 = Droebner | first5 = Karoline | author-link5 = | last6 = Poetter | first6 = Anne | author-link6 = | last7 = Dreschers | first7 = Stephan | last8 = Schmolke | first8 = Mirko | last9 = Planz | first9 = Oliver | last10=Ludwig | first10 = Stephan|doi=10.1016/j.antiviral.2007.05.002|pmc=|pmid=17572513|access-date=|issn=0166-3542|quote=|via=}}</ref> and has anti-fungal activity.<ref>{{Cite journal | title = Antibacterial and antifungal activities of Cistus incanus and C. monspeliensis leaf extracts| date = 1999-11-01 | url = http://europepmc.org/article/med/10709448 | journal = Therapie | volume = 54 | issue = 6|pages=731–733 | last =Bouamama | first =H. | last2=Villard | first2 = J. | last3=Benharref | first3 = A. | last4 = Jana | first4 = M.|pmid=10709448|issn=1958-5578}}</ref>