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Prospects of honey in fighting against COVID-19: pharmacological insights and therapeutic promises
Honey and its compounds are drawing attention as an effective natural therapy because of its ability to attenuate acute inflammation through enhancing immune response. Several studies have proved its potential healing capability against numerous chronic diseases/conditions, including pulmonary disor...
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2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7750705/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33363261 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05798 |
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author | Hossain, Khandkar Shaharina Hossain, Md. Golzar Moni, Akhi Rahman, Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Umma Habiba Alam, Mohaimanul Kundu, Sushmita Rahman, Md. Masudur Hannan, Md. Abdul Uddin, Md Jamal |
author_facet | Hossain, Khandkar Shaharina Hossain, Md. Golzar Moni, Akhi Rahman, Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Umma Habiba Alam, Mohaimanul Kundu, Sushmita Rahman, Md. Masudur Hannan, Md. Abdul Uddin, Md Jamal |
author_sort | Hossain, Khandkar Shaharina |
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description | Honey and its compounds are drawing attention as an effective natural therapy because of its ability to attenuate acute inflammation through enhancing immune response. Several studies have proved its potential healing capability against numerous chronic diseases/conditions, including pulmonary disorders, cardiac disorders, diabetes, hypertension, autophagy dysfunction, bacterial, and fungal infections. More importantly, honey has proved its virucidal effect on several enveloped viruses such as HIV, influenza virus, herpes simplex, and varicella-zoster virus. Honey may be beneficial for patients with COVID-19 which is caused by an enveloped virus SARS-CoV-2 by boosting the host immune system, improving comorbid conditions, and antiviral activities. Moreover, a clinical trial of honey on COVID-19 patients is currently undergoing. In this review, we have tried to summarize the potential benefits of honey and its ingredients in the context of antimicrobial activities, some chronic diseases, and the host immune system. Thus, we have attempted to establish a relationship with honey for the treatment of COVID-19. This review will be helpful to reconsider the insights into the possible potential therapeutic effects of honey in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the effects of honey on SARS-CoV-2 replication and/or host immune system need to be further investigated by in vitro and in vivo studies. |
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spelling | pubmed-77507052020-12-21 Prospects of honey in fighting against COVID-19: pharmacological insights and therapeutic promises Hossain, Khandkar Shaharina Hossain, Md. Golzar Moni, Akhi Rahman, Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Umma Habiba Alam, Mohaimanul Kundu, Sushmita Rahman, Md. Masudur Hannan, Md. Abdul Uddin, Md Jamal Heliyon Review Article Honey and its compounds are drawing attention as an effective natural therapy because of its ability to attenuate acute inflammation through enhancing immune response. Several studies have proved its potential healing capability against numerous chronic diseases/conditions, including pulmonary disorders, cardiac disorders, diabetes, hypertension, autophagy dysfunction, bacterial, and fungal infections. More importantly, honey has proved its virucidal effect on several enveloped viruses such as HIV, influenza virus, herpes simplex, and varicella-zoster virus. Honey may be beneficial for patients with COVID-19 which is caused by an enveloped virus SARS-CoV-2 by boosting the host immune system, improving comorbid conditions, and antiviral activities. Moreover, a clinical trial of honey on COVID-19 patients is currently undergoing. In this review, we have tried to summarize the potential benefits of honey and its ingredients in the context of antimicrobial activities, some chronic diseases, and the host immune system. Thus, we have attempted to establish a relationship with honey for the treatment of COVID-19. This review will be helpful to reconsider the insights into the possible potential therapeutic effects of honey in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the effects of honey on SARS-CoV-2 replication and/or host immune system need to be further investigated by in vitro and in vivo studies. Elsevier 2020-12-21 /pmc/articles/PMC7750705/ /pubmed/33363261 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05798 Text en © 2020 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Article Hossain, Khandkar Shaharina Hossain, Md. Golzar Moni, Akhi Rahman, Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Umma Habiba Alam, Mohaimanul Kundu, Sushmita Rahman, Md. Masudur Hannan, Md. Abdul Uddin, Md Jamal Prospects of honey in fighting against COVID-19: pharmacological insights and therapeutic promises |
title | Prospects of honey in fighting against COVID-19: pharmacological insights and therapeutic promises |
title_full | Prospects of honey in fighting against COVID-19: pharmacological insights and therapeutic promises |
title_fullStr | Prospects of honey in fighting against COVID-19: pharmacological insights and therapeutic promises |
title_full_unstemmed | Prospects of honey in fighting against COVID-19: pharmacological insights and therapeutic promises |
title_short | Prospects of honey in fighting against COVID-19: pharmacological insights and therapeutic promises |
title_sort | prospects of honey in fighting against covid-19: pharmacological insights and therapeutic promises |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7750705/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33363261 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05798 |
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