Demand for Traditional Medication: Emerging Herbal Remedies and Natural Products as an alternative approach for Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Coronavirus (CoViD-19) is a group of viruses that mostly causes respiratory infections in the respiratory system and lungs. Cough, cold, fever, and sore throat are some of its typical symptoms. Because there are less chemicals, preservatives, and excipients used in herbal medicine than in other types of medicine, it has fewer adverse effects. Before the development of antibiotics (many of which are derived from plants), herbal herbs, plant preparations, and phytoconstituents were the only treatments available for infectious diseases. They continue to be the leading cause of mortality for people throughout the world among infectious illnesses, particularly viral infections. To ascertain their antiviral action, several phyto-constituents produced from plants have been thoroughly investigated. On the basis of this argument, a search in the internet led to the discovery of a sizable number of plant species that contain antiviral chemicals. In a significant number of cited studies, these herbal sources have each been described singly or in combination. Research into the literature has uncovered antiviral efforts against not just the rabies virus but also the human immunodeficiency virus, the Chandipura virus, the Japanese encephalitis virus, the entervirus, and the influenza A/H1N1 virus. This review focuses on all plant species that have been shown to have antiviral properties. Many newly emerging and reemerging viral illnesses have no good drug prospects and are becoming more resistant to current pharmaceutical compounds, herbal sources provide researchers with plenty of area to investigate and provide effective alternatives against viral infections.