Ginseng, a promising choice for SARS-COV-2: A mini review
Zubair Ahmed Ratan, Fazla Rabbi Mashrur, Nusrat Jahan Runa, Ki Woong Kwon, Hassan Hosseinzadeh, Jae Youl Cho
Abstract
The current Covid-19 pandemic has changed the entire world and bought so many unprecedented challenges to the scientific community. More than 5 million people died due to the SARS-COV-2 outbreak. For many thousands of years, ginseng, the traditional herb has been used for various infectious diseases by traditional healers. Ginseng showed promising antiviral effects by modulating both natural and acquired immunity. Ginseng might be used as a potential therapeutic agent to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection along with the vaccine. In this current review, we offer an alternative approach for SARS-COV-2 prevention during this unprecedented pandemic.