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Adjunctive Nutraceutical Therapies for COVID-19
The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), is a worldwide pandemic, as declared by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is a respiratory virus that infects people of all ages. Although it may present with mild to no symptoms in most patients, tho...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7920448/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33669456 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22041963 |
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author | Subedi, Lalita Tchen, Stephanie Gaire, Bhakta Prasad Hu, Bingren Hu, Kurt |
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description | The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), is a worldwide pandemic, as declared by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is a respiratory virus that infects people of all ages. Although it may present with mild to no symptoms in most patients, those who are older, immunocompromised, or with multiple comorbidities may present with severe and life-threatening infections. Throughout history, nutraceuticals, such as a variety of phytochemicals from medicinal plants and dietary supplements, have been used as adjunct therapies for many disease conditions, including viral infections. Appropriate use of these adjunct therapies with antiviral proprieties may be beneficial in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of COVID-19. In this review, we provide a comprehensive summary of nutraceuticals, such as vitamins C, D, E, zinc, melatonin, and other phytochemicals and function foods. These nutraceuticals may have potential therapeutic efficacies in fighting the threat of the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic. |
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spelling | pubmed-79204482021-03-02 Adjunctive Nutraceutical Therapies for COVID-19 Subedi, Lalita Tchen, Stephanie Gaire, Bhakta Prasad Hu, Bingren Hu, Kurt Int J Mol Sci Review The novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), is a worldwide pandemic, as declared by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is a respiratory virus that infects people of all ages. Although it may present with mild to no symptoms in most patients, those who are older, immunocompromised, or with multiple comorbidities may present with severe and life-threatening infections. Throughout history, nutraceuticals, such as a variety of phytochemicals from medicinal plants and dietary supplements, have been used as adjunct therapies for many disease conditions, including viral infections. Appropriate use of these adjunct therapies with antiviral proprieties may be beneficial in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of COVID-19. In this review, we provide a comprehensive summary of nutraceuticals, such as vitamins C, D, E, zinc, melatonin, and other phytochemicals and function foods. These nutraceuticals may have potential therapeutic efficacies in fighting the threat of the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic. MDPI 2021-02-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7920448/ /pubmed/33669456 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22041963 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Subedi, Lalita Tchen, Stephanie Gaire, Bhakta Prasad Hu, Bingren Hu, Kurt Adjunctive Nutraceutical Therapies for COVID-19 |
title | Adjunctive Nutraceutical Therapies for COVID-19 |
title_full | Adjunctive Nutraceutical Therapies for COVID-19 |
title_fullStr | Adjunctive Nutraceutical Therapies for COVID-19 |
title_full_unstemmed | Adjunctive Nutraceutical Therapies for COVID-19 |
title_short | Adjunctive Nutraceutical Therapies for COVID-19 |
title_sort | adjunctive nutraceutical therapies for covid-19 |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7920448/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33669456 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22041963 |
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