Herbal immune-boosters: Substantial warriors of pandemic Covid-19 battle

Phytomedicine. 2021 May:85:153361. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153361. Epub 2020 Oct 3.

Abstract

Current scenario depicts that world has been clenched by COVID-19 pandemic. Inevitably, public health and safety measures could be undertaken in order to dwindle the infection threat and mortality. Moreover, to overcome the global menace and drawing out world from moribund stage, there is an exigency for social distancing and quarantines. Since December, 2019, coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) have came into existence and up till now world is still in the state of shock.At this point of time, COVID-19 has entered perilous phase, creating havoc among individuals, and this has been directly implied due to enhanced globalisation and ability of the virus to acclimatize at all conditions. The unabated transmission is due to lack of drugs, vaccines and therapeutics against this viral outbreak. But research is still underway to formulate the vaccines or drugs by this means, as scientific communities are continuously working to unravel the pharmacologically active compounds that might offer a new insight for curbing infections and pandemics. Therefore, the topical COVID-19 situation highlights an immediate need for effective therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2. Towards this effort, the present review discusses the vital concepts related to COVID-19, in terms of its origin, transmission, clinical aspects and diagnosis. However, here, we have formulated the novel concept hitherto, ancient means of traditional medicines or herbal plants to beat this pandemic.

Keywords: Herbal plants; Immune-System Rebooting; Natural therapeutics; PAK-1 Blockers; SARS-CoV-2; Traditional medicine.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic / pharmacology
  • COVID-19 / immunology*
  • COVID-19 Drug Treatment*
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Humans
  • Immune System / drug effects*
  • Medicine, Ayurvedic
  • Medicine, Chinese Traditional
  • Pandemics
  • Phytotherapy
  • Plant Preparations / pharmacology*
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry
  • SARS-CoV-2

Substances

  • Adjuvants, Immunologic
  • Plant Preparations