Medicinal Plants - International Journal of Phytomedicines and Related Industries
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  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 3

Potential antiviral efficacy of herbal drugs to fight against COVID-19

1Department of Zoology, Govt. P.G. College Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India

2Department of Zoology, University College of Science, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

*Corresponding author email id: suseela1962@gmail.com

Online published on 23 September, 2021.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered virus named as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that belongs to the coronavirus family. It was immersed in December, 2019 and has become a pandemic. Thousands of clinical treatments are undergoing to cure the disease. There is an urgent need to explore the available antiviral drugs which are used to treat different viral infections. Herbal medicines are reported to fight against viruses by boosting the immune system. This article summarised some of available drugs from herbal medicines which could be useful for treatment of COVID-19.

Keywords

Corona virus, Treatment, Herbal drugs