Evaluation of botanicals as potential COVID-19 symptoms terminator  

作　　者：Ufuk Koca Caliskan Methiye Mancak Karakus 

机构地区：[1]Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany,Gazi University,Ankara 06500,Turkey

出　　处：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》2021年第39期6551-6571,共21页世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：Information about the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)pandemic is still evolving since its appearance in December 2019 and has affected the whole world.Particularly,a search for an effective and safe treatment for COVID-19 continues.Botanical mixtures contain secondary metabolites(such as flavonoids,phenolics,alkaloids,essential oils etc.)with many therapeutic effects.In this study,the use of herbal treatments against COVID-19 was evaluated.Medical synthetic drugs focus mainly on respiratory symptoms,however herbal therapy with plant extracts may be useful to relieve overall symptoms of COVID-19 due to the variety of bioactive ingredients.Since COVID-19 is a virus that affects the respiratory tract,the antiviral effects of botanicals/plants against respiratory viruses have been examined through clinical studies.Data about COVID-19 patients revealed that the virus not only affects the respiratory system but different organs including the gastrointestinal(GI)system.As GI symptoms seriously affect quality of life,herbal options that might eliminate these problems were also evaluated.Finally,computer modeling studies of plants and their active compounds on COVID-19 were included.In summary,herbal therapies were identified as potential options for both antiviral effects and control of COVID-19 symptoms.Further data will be needed to enlighten all aspects of COVID-19 pathogenesis,before determining the effects of plants on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

关 键 词：COVID-19 Herbal therapies Plant SARS-CoV-2 ANTIVIRAL SYMPTOM 

分 类 号：R259[医药卫生—中西医结合]