Approaching SARS-COV-2 through Immune boosting herbs - A scoping review

Sarojini T,Kirubhakarana S M,Vadivelan S,Mathukumar S

doi:10.47552/ijam.v12i3.1997

Abstract

SARS- COV-2 a RNA virus which produce a serious ill-effects and brings the world under a common word Lockdown. Thus lockdown brings down the rate of spreading of cases, but severity of the illness is managed by combined therapy both Modern and Traditional system of medicine (Siddha, Ayurveda, Homeopathy). Immune boosting herbs is need of the hour in this pandemic situation. Immune boosters improves overall immunity of the host through cellular and humoral immunity. During Dengue pandemic situation a polyhebral preparation Nilavembu kudineer- siddha sastric medicine and Carica papaya leaf extract highly works. During this pandemic covid situation Tulsi, Lemon, Arathai and siddha sastric medicine kabasura kudineer works in prevention, mild and moderate cases. There is a growing interest to the herbal medicine to modulate the complex immune system in preventing infections. The aim of the review is to give hope and to boost the research in herbal medicines during this pandemic situation.

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In developing countries more than 70% of the populations have trust in Traditional Medicines, mostly plant drugs used for their primary health demands
Lockdown brings down the rate of spreading of cases, but severity of the illness is managed by combined therapy both Modern and Traditional system of medicine (Siddha, Ayurveda, Homeopathy)
The results indicates the level of SRBC in the right front foot while in the left with same cytokines increased in Terminalia chebula treated group quantity of physiology solution

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In developing countries more than 70% of the populations have trust in Traditional Medicines, mostly plant drugs used for their primary health demands. Most of the plants possess biologically active constituents- Alkaloids, Flavonoids, Tannins, and phenolic compounds. In Recent years many dreadful viral fever have been reported in India and other Asian countries like Dengue, chikungunya, swine flu etc. In 2019 December, Wuhan (China) reported a series of cases greatly resembling viral pneumonia [1]. WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic disease on March 11, 2020 [2]. The common symptoms are High grade fever, cough, sneezing, fatigue, diarrhoea, headache and dyspnoea [3]. The mode of transmission is through close contact with affected persons via respiratory secretions from mouth, eye, and nose [4]

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