Carry forward advantages of traditional medicines in prevention and control of outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic

Deng, Jiagang; Hou, Xin; Bai, Gang; Hao, Erhong; Chu, Justin Jang Hann; Sirisa-ard, Panee; Ee, Ch'ng Soo; Low, John Z.H.; Liu, Changxiao

doi:10.1016/j.chmed.2020.05.003

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“…Deng et al ( 2020 ) recommended ‘cheap kitchen medicine’, such as A. sativum , A. cepa , Cliteria ternatia, Morus alba, Solanum melongena and Z. officinale to fight against COVID-19. Shawky et al ( 2020 ) suggested the following medicinal plants such as Anastatica hierochuntica , Cichorium intybus , Chrysanthemum coronarium , Epilobium hirsutum, Euphorbia spp., Glycyrrhiza glabra , Hibiscus sabdariffa , Nigella sativa and P. guajava to mitigate COVID-19.…”

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“…As of 14 April 2022, there have been 500,186,525 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,190,349 deaths (WHO 2022 ). Several studies (e.g., Adeleye et al 2021 ; Ang et al 2020a , b ; Benarba and Pandiella 2020 ; Deng et al 2020 ; El Alami et al 2020 ; Jahan and Onay 2020 ; Khadka et al 2021 ; Lee et al 2020 ; Luo et al 2020a , b ; Runfeng et al 2020 ; Shawky et al 2020 ; Silveira et al 2020 ; Vardanjani et al 2020 ; Weng 2020 ; Zhou et al 2020 ; Zhuang et al 2020 ) have suggested that ethnomedicine from traditional Chinese, Indian and Persian medicine could be considered as rich sources of ingredients to be used in drug discovery to combat COVID-19. These studies confirmed that China, South Korea and India have widely used medicinal plants for COVID-19 treatment, with several clinical practice results showing significant roles.…”

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Medicinal plant sources and traditional healthcare practices of forest-dependent communities in and around Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary in southeastern Bangladesh

Rahman

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Chowdhury³

et al. 2022

Environmental Sustainability

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Bangladesh’s forest-dependent people rely on medicinal plants for traditional healthcare practices, as plant-based medicines are easily available and cost-effective. This study evaluated and documented ethnomedicinal practices for, and traditional knowledge of, utilising plants to cure ailments. Ethnobotanical indices quantified the use value (UV), frequency of citation, relative frequency of citation (RFC) and the informant consensus factor. Using a semi-structured questionnaire, the study interviewed 231 respondents from 18 villages in and around Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS). The study documented 134 medicinal plant species from 60 families; tree species were dominant (37.31%). Malvaceae (seven species), Rutaceae and Lamiaceae (six species each) families covered more species. Nearly half of the species (46.02%) were collected from CWS. Both above-ground and below-ground plant parts treated 71 types of ailments under 21 categories, with leaves (66 species) being the most widely used plant part. In total 33 species were used to treat dysentery, 25 species each for fever and jaundice, and 24 species for cuts and wounds. The average UV value was 0.24 and RFC value was 0.47%. Communities were found to utilise medicinal plants more at home than to sell at markets, substantially relying on medicinal plants to meet their domestic needs. Plants used for healthcare and cultural and religious beliefs have a strong connection that plays a vital role in plant conservation. This study identified 42 medicinal plant species that could be considered to treat COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh. The findings suggest that community awareness of sustainable harvesting and commercial cultivation could lead to conservation and use of these invaluable plant species for healthcare, new drugs discovery and sustainable forest management. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42398-022-00230-z.

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Medicinal plant sources and traditional healthcare practices of forest-dependent communities in and around Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary in southeastern Bangladesh

Rahman

Roy

Chowdhury³

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“…( Amaryllidaceae )), etc. Moreover, in every territory, perhaps with the exception of the Arctic and Antarctic, there are plants that can improve health, while emotional state [ 148 , 149 ] plays an important role in all these activities too.…”

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Medicinal Plants to Strengthen Immunity during a Pandemic

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The development of new effective anti-coronavirus drugs and therapies is important, but it requires significant human, financial and, most importantly, time expenditures. The current pandemic is neither the first nor the last. Humanity has already accumulated considerable survival experience. We cannot do without prevention and epidemiological protection measures. This study reviews medicinal plants that grow in Northeast Asia and whose antioxidant, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory characteristics are already known, also in the framework of the prevention and treatment of pneumonia of various etiologies. The need for a comprehensive approach to maintaining immunodefences, including functional foods and positive emotions, is emphasized. In the period of pandemics, it is important to research various areas that allow to us accumulate a critical mass of information and cope with the next global disease.

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“…Recently, some reports were published regarding the effectiveness of the TCM in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. According to the reports, TCM has been identified to be much effective in the treatment and prevention of COVID-19 and had played vital role in controlling the spread of the disease in China (241)(242)(243). Use of decoction based on the TCM principles among the medical professionals prevented the iatrogenic infection of the virus.…”

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Medicinal Plants and Isolated Molecules Demonstrating Immunomodulation Activity as Potential Alternative Therapies for Viral Diseases Including COVID-19

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Plants have been extensively studied since ancient times and numerous important chemical constituents with tremendous therapeutic potential are identified. Attacks of microorganisms including viruses and bacteria can be counteracted with an efficient immune system and therefore, stimulation of body’s defense mechanism against infections has been proven to be an effective approach. Polysaccharides, terpenoids, flavonoids, alkaloids, glycosides, and lactones are the important phytochemicals, reported to be primarily responsible for immunomodulation activity of the plants. These phytochemicals may act as lead molecules for the development of safe and effective immunomodulators as potential remedies for the prevention and cure of viral diseases. Natural products are known to primarily modulate the immune system in nonspecific ways. A number of plant-based principles have been identified and isolated with potential immunomodulation activity which justify their use in traditional folklore medicine and can form the basis of further specified research. The aim of the current review is to describe and highlight the immunomodulation potential of certain plants along with their bioactive chemical constituents. Relevant literatures of recent years were searched from commonly employed scientific databases on the basis of their ethnopharmacological use. Most of the plants displaying considerable immunomodulation activity are summarized along with their possible mechanisms. These discussions shall hopefully elicit the attention of researchers and encourage further studies on these plant-based immunomodulation products as potential therapy for the management of infectious diseases, including viral ones such as COVID-19.

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Carry forward advantages of traditional medicines in prevention and control of outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 16 publications

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Medicinal plant sources and traditional healthcare practices of forest-dependent communities in and around Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary in southeastern Bangladesh

Medicinal plant sources and traditional healthcare practices of forest-dependent communities in and around Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary in southeastern Bangladesh

Medicinal Plants to Strengthen Immunity during a Pandemic

Medicinal Plants and Isolated Molecules Demonstrating Immunomodulation Activity as Potential Alternative Therapies for Viral Diseases Including COVID-19

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