Anti-viral                                           

Klöcking R & Sprössig M (1972) Antival properties of humic acids. Experienta 28, 607-608

Klöcking R & Sprössig M (1975). Wirkung von Ammoniumhumat auf einige Virus-Zell-Systeme. Z. Allgem. Mikrobiologie 15:25–30.

Klöcking R, Sprössig M, Wutzler P, Thiel K-D & Helbig B (1983). Antiviral wirksame Huminsäuren und huminsäureähnliche Polymere. Zeitschrift für Physiotherapie 35:95–101.

Schiller et al., 1979.  Topical ammoniumhumate treatment of human HSV infections. Preliminary clinical results, Dermatologische Monatsschrift 165, 505-513

Thiel et al. 1977, In vitro studies oft he antiviral activity of ammonium humate against herpes simplex, Zentralblatt fur Bakteriologie Mikrobiologie and Hygiene 239, 304-321

Van Rendsburg et al. 2002, Investigation of the anti-HIV properties of oxihumate, Chemotherapy 48, 138-143

Anti-inflammatory                            

Joonê & Van Rendsburg 2004, An in vitro investigation of the anti-inflammatory properties of potassium humate. Inflammation 28, 169-174

Sabi et al. 2012, Carbohydrate-derived fulvic acid (CHD-FA) inhibits carrageenan induced inflammation and enhance wound healing: Efficacy and toxicity study in rats, Drug Devleopment Research 73, 18-23

Van Rendsburg et al. 2001, Topical application of oxifulvic acid suppresses the cutaneous immune response in mice, Drug Development Research 53, 29-32

Antimicrobial                                    

Sherry et al. 2012, Carbohydrate derived fulvic acid: In vitro investigation of a novel membrane active antiseptic againt against Candida albicans biofilms, Frontiers in Microbiology 29, 284-290

Ansorg & Rochus 1978, Studies on the antimicrobial effect of natural and synthetic humic acids. Drug Research 28, 2195-2195

Anticancer                                         

Yang et al. 2004, Humic acid induces apoptosis in human premyelocytic leukemia HL-60 cells, Life science 75, 1817-1831

Pant et al. 2012, A Humic matter panacea for cancer. International Journal of Toxicological and Pharmacological Research 4, 17-25

Immunostimulatory                          

Vucskits et al. 2010, Effect of fulvid and humic acid on performance, immune response and thyroid function in rats, Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition 94, 721-728

Joonè et al. 2003, Investigation of the immunostimulatory properties of oxihumate. Journal of Biosciences 58, 263-267

Joonè et al. 2004, An in vitro investigation of the anti-inflammatory properties of potassium humate. Inflammation 28, 169-174

Antimutigenic                                   

Ferrara et al. 2006, Humic acids reduce the genotoxicity of mitomycin C in the human lymphoblastoid cell line TK6. Mutation Research 603, 27-32

Antioxidant                                        

Vaskovà et al. 2011, Effects of humic acids in vitro, In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology 47, 376-382

Rodrìguez et al.2011, Antioxidant activity of fulvic acid: A living matter-derived  bioactive compound. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment 9, 123-127

Wound healing                                 

Sabi et al. 2012, Carbohydrate-derived fulvic acid (CHD-FA) inhibits carrageenan induced inflammation and enhance wound healing: Efficacy and toxicity study in rats, Drug Devleopment Research 73, 18-23