Ethnopharmacological survey of herbal remedies used in the treatment of hepatitis

Abstract

Background: Hepatitis is a serious illness and can be fatal, which has caused a dangerous ratio round the globe especially in the developed and underdeveloping countries. About 1.4 million deaths are reported each year from the different types of hepatitis especially hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) which cause 90% mortality and the other 10% deaths are caused due to all other hepatitis types.Methods: By using different online database such as Google scholar, Science Direct Navigator, ISI Web of Knowledge, Elsevier, springer link, Test databases, research gate and PubMed, date were retrieved by giving different keywords. Various keywords were used on plants used traditionally to treat hepatitis.Results: A total of 128 medicinal plant species were identified, belonging to 108 genera and 61 botanical families by reviewing 220 research articles. From the study, it showed that the medicinal plants are used from the very ancient time to cure hepatitis worldwide. These medicinal plants are used in different parts of the world as a traditional herbal medicine for the control of hepatitis. Conclusion:Our literature review will help the scientific communities to identify anti-hepatitis plant in order to isolate novel anti-hepatitis natural products.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection

“…These plants contain many secondary metabolites with biological activities against the virus, i.e., they either inhibit its life cycle or block the pathways associated with viral-host cell interactions (Chojnacka et al 2020). Hepatitis C, since its discovery, has been traditionally treated with many herbal remedies (Yan et al 2019, Hussain et al 2020. The current pharmacotherapy for hepatitis C includes antiviral drugs such as ribavirin, pegylated interferon, and direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) such as sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, ledipasvir, simeprevir etc.…”