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Medicinal Plants and Zinc: Impact on COVID-19 Pandemic.
Jalal, Zineb; Bakour, Meryem; Lyoussi, Badiaa.
  • Jalal Z; Laboratory of Natural Substances, Pharmacology, Environment, Modeling, Health and Quality of Life (SNAMOPEQ). Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
  • Bakour M; Laboratory of Natural Substances, Pharmacology, Environment, Modeling, Health and Quality of Life (SNAMOPEQ). Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
  • Lyoussi B; Laboratory of Natural Substances, Pharmacology, Environment, Modeling, Health and Quality of Life (SNAMOPEQ). Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, Fez, Morocco.
ScientificWorldJournal ; 2021: 9632034, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1438139
ABSTRACT
The world is currently grappling with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The infection can cause fever, a dry cough, fatigue, severe pneumonia, respiratory distress syndrome, and in some cases death. There is currently no effective antiviral SARS-CoV-2 drug. To reduce the number of infections and deaths, it is critical to focus on strengthening immunity. This review aims to conduct a comprehensive search on the previous studies using Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, Medline, PubMed, and Scopus for the collection of research papers based on the role of zinc in the immune system, the antiviral activity of zinc, the effect of zinc supplementation in respiratory infections, the therapeutic approaches against viral infections based on medicinal plants, and the role of plants' bioactive molecules in fighting viral infections. In conclusion, we highlighted the pivotal role of zinc in antiviral immunity and we suggested the bioactive molecules derived from medicinal plants as a search matrix for the development of anti-SARS-CoV-2 drugs.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Plants, Medicinal / Zinc / Plant Extracts / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Drug Treatment Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Reviews Topics: Traditional medicine Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: ScientificWorldJournal Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 2021

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Plants, Medicinal / Zinc / Plant Extracts / SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 Drug Treatment Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Reviews Topics: Traditional medicine Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: ScientificWorldJournal Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 2021