Medicinal Plants for Potential Use in the Management of Covid-19 and other tropical diseases: A Review
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The goal of this review is to present some medicinal plants and their antiviral properties in relation to Covid-19 and other tropical diseases.
The coronavirus disease is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (COVID-19). It is now well known thatsecondary plant metabolites have been used in the management of various diseases, including from diabetes, malaria, cancer and corona virus. They are adopted for used due to their accessibility and are cheap. Today’s research, there are a plethora of essential medicinal plants with antiviral activity that can be utilized to treat viral infections and as a supportive treatment. Some of the limitations of medicinal plants include lack of information on their safety profiles and dosage for various ailments. Plant-based nutraceuticals can disrupt COVID-19 pathogenesis by preventing SARS-CoV-2 proliferation and entrance into host cells. Some of these antiviral medicinal plant species, such as V. amygdalina, Azadirachtaindica, Acanthaceae,Anacardiaceae, Apocynaceae, Asphodelaceae, Asteraceae, BombacaceaeCombretaceae, Cyperaceae, Fabaceae, Flacourtiaceae, Gentianaceae, Lamiaceae, MoraceaePhyllanthaceae, Piperaceae, Rosaceae, Rutaceae, Theacea, Urticaceae, Zingiberaceaeand Nigella sativa L. (Ranunculaceae), produce nutraceuticals that are useful adjuvant components in COVID-19 management.
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