Affiliation:
1. College of Pharmacy, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, 124001, Haryana, India
2. Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research
University (DPSRU), New Delhi, India
Abstract
Abstract:
A worldwide outbreak of respiratory illnesses has been caused by coronavirus disease
(COVID-19). Traditional healers have used herbs and dietary plants for centuries to treat various conditions.
This review discusses the prevention of COVID-19, multiple herbs used in the treatment of
COVID-19, and their future perspectives. Various databases, such as PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus,
Medline, and Google Scholar, were searched for articles related to herbal products' antiviral effects using
different keywords: herbal, SARS-CoV-2, plant-derived drugs, COVID-19, coronavirus, etc. Herbal
treatment has been used as a contemporary alternative medicine for COVID-19. By inhibiting the replication
and entry of SARS-CoV-2 into host cells, herbs can inhibit the pathogenesis of COVID-19. This
article discusses COVID-19 infection, its salient features, spread, the life cycle of coronavirus, active
response to coronavirus, proposed treatment, and herbal drugs used in the prevention and treatment of
COVID-19.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Virology,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine,Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)