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Pharmacological Effects of Selected Medicinal Plants and Vitamins Against COVID-19
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is a serious disease that has caused multiple deaths in various countries in the world. Globally, as of May 23, 2021, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 have reach 166,346,635...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8362927/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34395868 http://dx.doi.org/10.17303/jfn.2021.7.202 |
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author | Yedjou, Clement G Njiki, Sylvianne Enow, Juliet Ikome, Otto Latinwo, Lekan Long, Richard Ngnepieba, Pierre Alo, Richard A Tchounwou, Paul B |
author_facet | Yedjou, Clement G Njiki, Sylvianne Enow, Juliet Ikome, Otto Latinwo, Lekan Long, Richard Ngnepieba, Pierre Alo, Richard A Tchounwou, Paul B |
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description | The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is a serious disease that has caused multiple deaths in various countries in the world. Globally, as of May 23, 2021, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 have reach 166,346,635 with a total of 3,449,117 deaths. Several recent scientific studies have shown that medicinal plants and vitamins can benefit and improve the health of COVID-19 patients. However, the benefits of medicinal plants and vitamins in the treatment of COVID-19 remain unproven. Therefore, the objective of this article is to expounds the benefits of using medicinal plants (Allium sativum, curcumin, Nigella sativa, Zingiber officitale) and vitamins (vitamin C and vitamin D) that possess the antiviral properties for the prevention and/or control of COVID-19. To reach our objective, we searched scientific databases of ongoing trials in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites, PubMed Central, Medline databases, and Google Scholar websites. We also searched databases on World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform to collect relevant papers. We found that all of the selected medicinal plants and vitamins possess antiviral activities, and their individual intake shows promise for the prevention and/or control of COVID-19. We conclude that, the selected medicinal plants and vitamins possess anti-viral properties that are more likely to prevent and/or disrupt the SARS-CoV-2 replication cycle, enhance the human immune system and promote good health. |
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spelling | pubmed-83629272021-08-13 Pharmacological Effects of Selected Medicinal Plants and Vitamins Against COVID-19 Yedjou, Clement G Njiki, Sylvianne Enow, Juliet Ikome, Otto Latinwo, Lekan Long, Richard Ngnepieba, Pierre Alo, Richard A Tchounwou, Paul B J Food Nutr (Frisco) Article The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is a serious disease that has caused multiple deaths in various countries in the world. Globally, as of May 23, 2021, the total confirmed cases of COVID-19 have reach 166,346,635 with a total of 3,449,117 deaths. Several recent scientific studies have shown that medicinal plants and vitamins can benefit and improve the health of COVID-19 patients. However, the benefits of medicinal plants and vitamins in the treatment of COVID-19 remain unproven. Therefore, the objective of this article is to expounds the benefits of using medicinal plants (Allium sativum, curcumin, Nigella sativa, Zingiber officitale) and vitamins (vitamin C and vitamin D) that possess the antiviral properties for the prevention and/or control of COVID-19. To reach our objective, we searched scientific databases of ongoing trials in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites, PubMed Central, Medline databases, and Google Scholar websites. We also searched databases on World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform to collect relevant papers. We found that all of the selected medicinal plants and vitamins possess antiviral activities, and their individual intake shows promise for the prevention and/or control of COVID-19. We conclude that, the selected medicinal plants and vitamins possess anti-viral properties that are more likely to prevent and/or disrupt the SARS-CoV-2 replication cycle, enhance the human immune system and promote good health. 2021-07-12 2021-06 /pmc/articles/PMC8362927/ /pubmed/34395868 http://dx.doi.org/10.17303/jfn.2021.7.202 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Published by the JScholar under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Article Yedjou, Clement G Njiki, Sylvianne Enow, Juliet Ikome, Otto Latinwo, Lekan Long, Richard Ngnepieba, Pierre Alo, Richard A Tchounwou, Paul B Pharmacological Effects of Selected Medicinal Plants and Vitamins Against COVID-19 |
title | Pharmacological Effects of Selected Medicinal Plants and Vitamins Against COVID-19 |
title_full | Pharmacological Effects of Selected Medicinal Plants and Vitamins Against COVID-19 |
title_fullStr | Pharmacological Effects of Selected Medicinal Plants and Vitamins Against COVID-19 |
title_full_unstemmed | Pharmacological Effects of Selected Medicinal Plants and Vitamins Against COVID-19 |
title_short | Pharmacological Effects of Selected Medicinal Plants and Vitamins Against COVID-19 |
title_sort | pharmacological effects of selected medicinal plants and vitamins against covid-19 |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8362927/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34395868 http://dx.doi.org/10.17303/jfn.2021.7.202 |
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