Home remedies for COVID-19 treatment in Gazipur district, Bangladesh

Anam, Eshita; Swachho, Rabeya Bashry; Jannat, Khoshnur; Rahmatullah, Mohammed

doi:10.22271/plants.2021.v9.i1a.1244

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“…This is a phenomenon that we have seen before in our previous home remedy surveys for COVID-19 in Bangladesh. The use of ginger, clove, cardamom, and cinnamon boiled in water followed by oral consumption of the mixture has also been observed before [17] . It is to be noted that the survey was conducted at a time when neither COVID-19 drugs nor vaccines were available in Bangladesh; any conventional drugs prescribed by doctors for COVID-19 were for symptomatic relief only, leaving both urban and rural patients to depend on home remedies (either self-formulated or gathered from another COVID-19 patient).…”

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confidence: 88%

“…It was made clear to patients and families that apart from gender, age and the name of their village, nothing else will be divulged, which may lead to identification of patient (s). Patients and caretakers/relatives were mainly questioned as to (I) whether the patient have been tested for COVID-19 positivity using PCR-based tests, and (II) nature of medications including both conventional (allopathic) and home remedies that they have taken during their sickness phase till they have tested COVID-19 negative (PCR-test again) [17] . A map of Bangladesh is given in Figure 1 showing the location of Sirajganj district.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Home remedial treatments for COVID-19 in Sirajganj district, Bangladesh

Swachho¹,

Anam²,

Jannat³

et al. 2022

J. Med. Plants Stud.

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, the latest pandemic to hit the world is caused by a coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and follows similar but not so widespread outbreaks by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) corona viruses. This latest outbreak, which started in Wuhan, China at the tail end of December 2019, has already caused (as of February 20, 2022) 424,434,253 infections and 5,903,704 deaths worldwide. In Bangladesh, the corresponding numbers are 1,933,291 infections and 28,965 deaths. No fully effective drugs have been discovered thus far for tackling this coronavirus, or so for that matter, any of the seven coronaviruses affecting human beings. A number of vaccines have been developed in the Western countries, Russia and China, and have gained approval for administration only very recently. That still leaves several major questions to be answered, namely how can developing countries get proper access to the vaccine (s) and store them and administer them in a correct manner taking into account that richer nations have bought up most of the vaccine stock available, whether new mutations of SARS-CoV-2 like delta and omicron variants may partly or fully invalidate the vaccine(s), and last but not the least, to vaccinate with two doses of the vaccine(s) along with 1-2 booster doses somewhere around 80% of the world population of nearly 8 billion, which scientists say is necessary to develop herd immunity. As a result people in countries like Bangladesh have resorted to their personal home remedial measures against COVID-19 and claims of success are heard quite often. We report here some home remedial measures used in Sirajganj district of Bangladesh and note that over the last two years COVID-19 has been in existence, these home remedies are beginning to coalesce into a distinct form unique for COVID-19 treatment. We also report that quite valid scientific support can be found behind these home remedies despite the fact that these remedies have been formulated and used by mostly rural people of the country.

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Home remedial treatments for COVID-19 in Sirajganj district, Bangladesh

Swachho¹,

Anam²,

Jannat³

et al. 2022

J. Med. Plants Stud.

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“…The proportion of patients admitted to the hospital for COVID 19 treatment was also lower (28.0%) among ginger users than among nonusers (38.0%) [19]. A few examples of cured COVID-19 patients were recorded in a Bangladesh study, who drank home medicines using ginger in blends of various herbs with or without further treatments [20]. A few cases of COVID-19 were treated with home remedies including ginger in combination with other herbs improved disease symptoms, according to the findings of a Tunisian study [21].…”

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The Therapeutic and Phytopharmacological Potential of Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

Mashabela¹,

Otang-Mbeng²

2023

Ginger - Cultivation and Use

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Ginger (Zingiber officinale), a Zingiberacae family member, is a popular spice all around the world. This perennial creeping plant has long leaves, vivid green flowers, and a strong tuberous rhizome. Throughout history, several cultures and civilizations have recognized the potential of ginger in the treatment and prevention of disease. Various research with ginger and its extract support the potential effect in a variety of applications. Ginger has been used medicinally for over 2000 years and is regarded as one of the most versatile medicinal herbs, with a wide range of biological properties. Since ancient times, ginger has been used to cure a variety of conditions including heart problems, menstrual disorders, food poisoning, osteoarthritis, epilepsy, nausea, inflammation, cough and cold, motion sickness, menstrual cramps, cancer, and many others. Apart from that, it has antibacterial and antioxidant properties. The presence of gingerol and paradol, as well as shogaols and other chemicals, is responsible for ginger’s medicinal properties. The medical benefits of ginger and current knowledge provide a solid platform for future research into how it can protect humans from a number of diseases.

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“…Some of our information has been reported in various scientific journals . To make the data base a comprehensive list, we have also included medicinal plants used as home remedies in our information (including home remedies against COVID-19), which is ongoing [43][44][45] . The objective of the present study was to collect information on home remedies used in Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh with a population of more than 15 million [https://iigh.unu.edu/publications/articles/sick-citiesa-scenario-for-dhaka-city.html].…”

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A collection of home remedies used in Dhaka city, Bangladesh

Jahan¹,

Bashar²,

Swachho³

et al. 2023

J. Med. Plants Stud.

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Background: Home remedies were possibly used by human beings since their advent. Even in the modern era, home remedies may form the only recourse for people in rural and urban Bangladesh, who either cannot afford conventional treatment or live in remote areas from where transport to a modern hospital is practically not possible in time. As a result, from time immemorial, home remedies have formed a practical feature of the medical landscape in Bangladesh. The objective of this study was to gather information from households in Dhaka city regarding their use of home remedies. Methods and findings: Information was collected from households comprising of friends, relatives, and household workers through snowball sampling. Together they formed a wide spectrum of people of varying income but mostly on the low income side, that is earning less than Bangladesh Taka (BDT) 30,000 per month (1 US$ = BDT107.24). All collected information were given voluntarily by the households surveyed and duplicate information was discarded. The main question asked was as to what home remedies ('totka chikitsha' in Bengali) were used, if any. As far as possible, detailed descriptions were taken about the formulations, diseases, and dosages. Plants named by the people were common plants and easily identified from their Bengali names. Conclusions: Interestingly, most plants used as home remedies were either cultivated plants and easily obtained in the kitchen markets of Dhaka city or could be found by roadsides and outskirts of the city on fallow lands. Despite their uses by the common people, a scientific perusal of the literature suggests that they can form a real remedial recourse for people when no better treatment modes are affordable or nearby. Furthermore, the plants used can be found all throughout Bangladesh making them readily available items for treatment.

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Home remedies for COVID-19 treatment in Gazipur district, Bangladesh

Cited by 14 publications

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Home remedial treatments for COVID-19 in Sirajganj district, Bangladesh

Home remedial treatments for COVID-19 in Sirajganj district, Bangladesh

The Therapeutic and Phytopharmacological Potential of Ginger (Zingiber officinale)

A collection of home remedies used in Dhaka city, Bangladesh

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