Role of herbal medicines in the management of patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The management of the worldwide spreading COVID-19 consists of amelioration of its symptoms but no cure is yet available. Herbal medicines supplemented with the Western medicine have been applied for COVID-19 treatment in India, China, Iran, and other countries. This systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs evaluates the effect and safety of herbal intervention in the management of COVID-19.

Experimental procedure

RCTs from databases like PubMed, Cochrane Library, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, Science Direct, CTRI, AYUSH Research Portal, India, were reviewed and the data were extracted for study sample demographics, intervention details, clinical effect, inflammatory markers and safety monitoring. Outcomes were expressed as Risk-ratio (RR) with 95% CI

SUBMITTER: Kumar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8747767 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature