Natural Products from Medicinal Plants with Anti-Human Coronavirus Activities.

ABSTRACT: Since the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) first reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019, COVID-19 has spread to all the continents at an unprecedented pace. This pandemic has caused not only hundreds of thousands of mortalities but also a huge economic setback throughout the world. Therefore, the scientific communities around the world have focused on finding antiviral therapeutic agents to either fight or halt the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Since certain medicinal plants and herbal formulae have proved to be effective in treatment of similar viral infections such as those caused by SARS and Ebola, scientists have paid more attention to natural products for effective treatment of this devastating pandemic. This review summarizes studies and

SUBMITTER: Hafez Ghoran S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8003969 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature