Chinese herbal medicine for SARS and SARS-CoV-2 treatment and prevention, encouraging using herbal medicine for COVID-19 outbreak
Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian, Wenli Sun, Hong Shen, Qi Cheng
Abstract
Chinese herbs and plants have been used as traditional medicine, immune system booster for human being for thousands of years in China and other parts of Asia. Seven coronaviruses are known to infect humans, three of them are serious which are SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome), and SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19). In this mini-review article, we have mentioned the key role some of the most important plants with antiviral activities and herbs against SARS and SARS-CoV-2 on the basis of traditional Chinese medicine.
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OutbreakTraditional Chinese medicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Traditional medicineSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirusCoronavirusMiddle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSars virusMiddle East respiratory syndromePandemicVirologyIntensive care medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)Alternative medicineDiseaseInternal medicinePathologyPharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsHerbal Medicine Research StudiesAndrographolide Research and Applications