A Practical Perspective on the Use of Botanicals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: From Proven to Potential Interactions.

ABSTRACT: In this review, we examined the top 10 nutraceutical products sold in Italian pharmacies and parapharmacies as well as hypermarkets and supermarkets; in the first, three product categories saw the greatest increase in sales (vitamins and minerals, immunostimulants, and sleep products) for the 12-month period between October 2019 and October 2020 (including first pandemic wave of SARS-CoV-2). We are investigating their respective formulas and isolating the botanicals that are used to make them. Many of these products have undergone preclinical and clinical studies. We performed a systematic literature search in the MEDLINE database using PubMed and Google Scholar from November 15, 2020 to December 15, 2020 (including studies carried out between 1980 and 2020). The search terms that were use

SUBMITTER: Bertuccioli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8787711 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature