Utilization of herbs and spices as a conventional medicine in covid-19: A study

Pooja Deshmukh

doi:10.31893/multiscience.2024008

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Abstract

Regardless of complete endeavors to contain, control, and treat Covid-19, the pandemic is withstanding to expand. Amidst fears of moving toward a third invasion of the Covid-19, rising examples of the Delta variety and consequently the subsequent changes in the disease have now made the probability look a veritable risk for us. It is essential to incorporate basic clinical counteraction and corrective strategies. The new advancement in traditional medicine in Covid-19 has made sufficient notification to start a couple of investigations as examination. A healthy immune system can defeat disease-causing germs, and it prevents them from entering your body and kills or limits their harm if they get in. It will be nice to take preventive estimates, which support our resistance during circumstances such as the present era. Spices and herbs are promptly accessible in each kitchen and consist of both healing and cultural values. It had been rejuvenated our food and affected what we had in various seasons, and hence we utilized it for common diseases, i.e influenza, the flu, stomach issue, or headaches; research has demonstrated that spices and herbs can support the immense system. The study aimed to know the mindset and usage of herbs and spices to prevent various infections and Covid-19 in specific.
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Deshmukh, P. (2023). Utilization of herbs and spices as a conventional medicine in covid-19: A study. Multidisciplinary Science Journal, 6(1), 2024008. https://doi.org/10.31893/multiscience.2024008

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[2] Ahmed W, Butt MS, Pasha I, Sultan MT, Randhawa MA, Saeed F (2013) Black pepper and health claims: a comprehensive treatise. Critical reviews in food science and nutrition 53:875-886.

[3] Alam K, Hoq O, Uddin S (2016) Medicinal plant Allium sativum a review. Journal of Medicinal Plant Studies 4:72-79.

[4] Al-Maskari MY, Hanif MA, Al-Maskri AY, Al-Adawi S (2012) Basil: A natural source of antioxidants and neutraceuticals. In Natural Products and Their Active Compounds on Disease Prevention; Nova Science Publishers, Inc. pp. 463-471.

[5] Dhar P, Dey S (2019) A study on the consumer behaviour for ayurvedic products with special reference to consumers in kolkata. International Journal on Recent Trends in Business and Tourism 3:76-84.

[6] Disha M, Sughosh M (2021) Herbal products can help in dealing with COVID-19, if they are made trustworthy. Available in: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/health/herbal-products-can-help-in-dealing-with-covid-19-if-they-are-made-trustworthy-77210. Accessed on: August 15, 2022.

[7] Gautam S, Gautam A, Chhetri S, Bhattarai U (2022) Immunity against covid-19: potential role of ayush kwath. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine 13:100350.

[8] Gupta SC, Patchva S, Aggarwal BB (2013) Therapeutic roles of curcumin: lessons learned from clinical trials. The AAPS journal 15:195-218.

[9] Jafarzadeh A, Jafarzadeh S, Nemati M (2021) Therapeutic potential of ginger against covid-19: is there enough evidence?. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences 8:267-279.

[10] JamshidiN, Cohen MM (2017) The Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Tulsi in Humans: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine: 2017:9217567. DOI: 10.1155/2017/9217567

[11] Johns H (2021) 5 spices with healthy benefits. Available in: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/5-spices-with-healthy-benefits. Accessed on: August 29, 2022.

[12] Kessler C, Wischnewsky M, Michalsen A, Eisenmann C, Melzer J (2013) Ayurveda: between religion, spirituality, and medicine. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine 2013:952432. DOI: 10.1155/2013/952432

[13] Khadka D, Dhamala MK, Li F, Aryal PC, Magar PR, Bhatta S, Shi S (2021) The use of medicinal plants to prevent covid-19 in nepal. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine 17:1-17.

[14] Khubber S, Hashemifesharaki R, Mohammadi M, Gharibzahedi SMT (2020) Garlic (Allium sativumL.): a potential unique therapeutic food rich in organosulfur and flavonoid compounds to fight with covid-19. Nutrition Journal 19:1-3.

[15] Lam CS, Koon HK, Chung VCH, Cheung YT (2021) A public survey of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine use during the covid-19 outbreak in hong kong. PloS One 16:e0253890.

[16] Lavaee F, Shahrokhi Sardo M, Zarei F (2021) Comparison of serum and dietary selenium levels in participants with a positive history of recurrent herpes lesions and healthy individuals. BioMed Research International.

[17] Neveu V, Pérez-Jiménez J, Vos F, Scalbert A (2010)Identification of the 100 richest dietary sources of polyphenols: an application of the phenol-explorer database. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 64:S112-S120.

[18] Nugraha RV, Ridwansyah H, Ghozali M, Khairani AF, Atik N (2020) Traditional herbal medicine candidates as complementary treatments for covid-19: a review of their mechanisms, pros and cons. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

[19] Pattanayak P, Behera P, Das D,Panda SK (2010) Ocimum sanctumlinn. a reservoir plant for therapeutic applications: an overview. Pharmacognosy reviews 4:95.

[20] Rizvi ZA, Babele P, Madan U, Sadhu S, Tripathy MR, Goswami S, Awasthi A (2023) Pharmacological potential of Withania somnifera (L.) dunal and Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) miers on the experimental models of covid-19, T cell differentiation, and neutrophil functions. Frontiers in Immunology 14:1138215.

[21] Rouf R, Uddin SJ, Sarker DK, Islam MT, Ali ES, Shilpi JA, SarkerSD (2020) antiviral potential of garlic (Allium sativum) and its organosulfur compounds: a systematic update of pre-clinical and clinical data. Trends in food science & technology104: 219-234.

[22] Sagar V, Kumar AH (2020) Efficacy of natural compounds from Tinospora cordifolia against sars-cov-2 protease, surface glycoprotein and RNA polymerase. Biology, Engineering, Medicine and Science Reports 6:06-08.

[23] Silveira D, Prieto-Garcia JM, Boylan F, Estrada O, Fonseca-Bazzo YM, Jamal CM, Heinrich M (2020) Covid-19: is there evidence for the use of herbal medicines as adjuvant symptomatic therapy?.Frontiers in pharmacology 11:1479.

[24] Singh N, Tailang M,Mehta SC (2016) Isolation and characterization of new triterpenoid compound (α-amyrin) from dichloromethane extract of Spinecia oleracea. International Journal of Research And Scientific Innovation 3:79-85.

[25] Singh NA, Kumar P, Kumar N (2021) Spices and herbs: potential antiviral preventives and immunity boosters during covid‐19. Phytotherapy Research 35:2745-2757.

[26] Sonkamble VV, Kamble LH (2015) Antidiabetic potential and identification of phytochemicals from Tinospora cordifolia. American Journal of Phytomedicine and Clinical Therapeutics 3:97-110.

[27] Srivastava A, Chaurasia JP, Khan R, Dhand C, Verma S (2020) Role of medicinal plants of traditional use in recuperating devastating covid-19 situation. Med Aromat Plants (Los Angeles) 9:2167-0412.

[28] Srivastava A, Kumar A, Arora A, Sharma P, Anikhindi SA, Bansal N, Singla V, (2020) Is diabetes mellitus associated with mortality and severity of covid-19? a meta-analysis. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews 14:535-545.

[29] Swati C (2021) Immunity boosting herbs to beat Covid-19. Available in: https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/recipe/immunity-boosting-herbs-to-beat-covid19-101620128477793.html. Accessed on: August 27, 2022.

[30] Vicidomini C, Roviello V, Roviello GN (2021) Molecular basis of the therapeutical potential of clove (Syzygium aromaticum L.) and clues to its anti-covid-19 utility. Molecules 26:1880.

[31] Wang H (2020) Introductory chapter: studies on ginger. In Ginger Cultivation and Its Antimicrobial and Pharmacological Potentials. IntechOpen.

[32] Yakhchali M, Taghipour Z, Ardakani MM, Vaghasloo MA, Vazirian M, Sadrai S (2021) Cinnamon and its possible impact on covid-19: the viewpoint of traditional and conventional medicine. Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy 143:112221.

[33] Yusuf AA, Lawal B, Abubakar AN, Berinyuy EB, Omonije YO, Umar SI, Alhaji YM (2018) In-vitro antioxidants, antimicrobial and toxicological evaluation of nigerian Zingiber officinale. Clinical Phytoscience 4:1-8.

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