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ArticleMicrobial pathogenesis2020

South Indian medicinal plants can combat deadly viruses along with COVID-19? - A review.

Mani Divya, Sekar Vijayakumar, Jingdi Chen, Baskaralingam Vaseeharan, Esteban F Durán-Lara

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Article in Microbial pathogenesis, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mani DivyaNanobiosciences and Nanopharmacology Division, Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Science Campus 6th Floor, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630004, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sekar VijayakumarNanobiosciences and Nanopharmacology Division, Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Science Campus 6th Floor, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630004, Tamil Nadu, India; Marine College, Shandong University, Weihai, 264209, PR China. Electronic address: vijaysekar05@gmail.com.
Jingdi ChenMarine College, Shandong University, Weihai, 264209, PR China. Electronic address: jdchen@sdu.edu.cn.
Baskaralingam VaseeharanNanobiosciences and Nanopharmacology Division, Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Science Campus 6th Floor, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630004, Tamil Nadu, India. Electronic address: vaseeharanb@gmail.com.
Esteban F Durán-LaraBio & NanoMaterials Lab| Drug Delivery and Controlled Release, Universidad de Talca, Talca, 3460000, Maule, Chile; Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias de La Salud, Universidad de Talca, Talca, 3460000, Maule, Chile. Electronic address: eduran@utalca.cl.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SARS-CoV-2 is a causative agent of Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), which is considered as a fatal disease for public health apprehension worldwide. This pathogenic virus can present everywhere. As it is a virus it can extend easily and cause severe illness to humans. Hence, an efficient international attentiveness of plan is necessary to cure and prevent. In this review, epidemic outbreak, clinical findings, prevention recommendations of COVID-19 and suggestive medicinal value of south Indian plant sources have been discussed. Though the varieties of improved approaches have been taken in scientific and medicinal concern, we have to pay attention to the medicinal value of the plant-based sources to prevent these types of pandemic diseases. This is one of the suggestive and effective ways to control the spreading of viruses. In the future, it is required to provide medicinal plant-based clinical products (Masks, sanitizers, soap, etc.,) with better techniques by clinicians to contend the scarcity and expose towards the nature-based medicine rather than chemical drugs. This may be a benchmark for the economical clinical trials of specific plant material to treat the viral diseases in the future.

Indexed as

COVID-19 Drug TreatmentPlants, MedicinalCOVID-19HumansIndiaPhytotherapyPublic HealthSARS-CoV-2COVID-19PandemicPreventionSouth indian medicinal plants

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PMID32473390
PMCPMC7253980

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