ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2026
From Traditional Knowledge to SARS-CoV-2 Entry Inhibitor Metabolites: Ethnopharmacological Investigation of
Beatriz Ribeiro Ferreira, Mariana Freire Campos, Sarah Beatriz F Rodrigues, Ana Beatriz Lima, Simony Carvalho Mendonça, Crisálida M Vilanova, Denise F Coutinho, Diego Allonso, Flavia Maria M Amaral, Suzana Guimarães Leitão
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Beatriz Ribeiro FerreiraPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia Vegetal e Bioprocessos, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, RJ, Brazil.
Mariana Freire CamposFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, RJ, Brazil.
Sarah Beatriz F RodriguesDepartamento de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Campus Bacanga, São Luís 65080-805, MA, Brazil.
Ana Beatriz LimaFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, RJ, Brazil.
Simony Carvalho MendonçaFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, RJ, Brazil.
Crisálida M VilanovaDepartamento de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Campus Bacanga, São Luís 65080-805, MA, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8502-1625 Denise F CoutinhoDepartamento de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Campus Bacanga, São Luís 65080-805, MA, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5665-9280 Diego AllonsoFaculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-1410-480X Flavia Maria M AmaralDepartamento de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Campus Bacanga, São Luís 65080-805, MA, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7845-8562 Suzana Guimarães LeitãoPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia Vegetal e Bioprocessos, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-7445-074X Funding
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 404646/2023-9Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior ScholarshipFundação Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro E-26/211.285/2021Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Maranhão COVID-19-00796/20
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The COVID-19 pandemic stimulated the widespread use of traditional medicinal plants in Brazil, particularly in regions with limited access to healthcare and approved therapies. In this context, medicinal plants became accessible alternatives for symptom management and disease prevention, highlighting the value of traditional health systems as sources of biologically relevant species for further investigation. This study documented medicinal plants used to prevent and treat COVID-19 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil, and evaluated the inhibitory activity of
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antiviral activityCOVID-19ethnopharmacologyLC-MS/MSmedicinal plantsmolecular networkingSARS-CoV-2Uncaria tomentosa
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