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Therapeutic Options for the SARS-CoV-2 Virus: Is There a Key in Herbal Medicine?

  • Nitin Sharma
  • , Giriraj T. Kulkarni
  • , Anant Narayan Bhatt
  • , Saurabh Satija
  • , Lubhan Singh
  • , Anjana Sharma
  • , Kamal Dua
  • , Ritu Karwasra
  • , Asim Ali Khan
  • , Nadeem Ahmad
  • , Khalid Raza
  • Punjab Technical University
  • Osmania University
  • Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences India
  • University of Technology Sydney
  • Lovely Professional University
  • Swami Vivekanand Subharti University
  • Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET)
  • Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy
  • Jamia Millia Islamia

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Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 has been responsible for over 500 million cumulative cases all over the world since December 2019 and has marked the third introduction of a highly pathogenic virus after SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV. This virus is in a winning situation because scientists are still racing to explore effective therapeutics, vaccines, and event treatment regimens. In view of progress in current disease management, until now none of the preventive/treatment measures can be considered entirely effective to treat SARS-CoV-2 infection. Therefore, it is required to look up substitute ways for the management of this disease. In this context, herbal medicines could be a good choice. This article emphasizes the antiviral potential of some herbal constituents which further can be a drug of choice in SARS-CoV-2 treatment. This article may be a ready reference for discovering natural lead compounds and targets in SARS-CoV-2 associated works.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNatural Product Communications
Volume17
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2022
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • SARS-CoV-2
  • coronavirus
  • herbal medicine
  • natural product
  • pneumonia

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