Herbs for Heart: Benefits for Post-Covid Cardiac Protection

ABSTRACT

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-caused coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which began in early December 2019, has spread quickly over the world and presented an unprecedented threat to human health. The disease is characterized by cytokine storm, resulting in endothelial inflammation/dysfunction, micro- and macro-vascular thrombosis, which may damage organs other than the lung. COVID-19 substantially impairs the cardiovascular system. According to the study published in the journal Nature Medicine, patients with COVID-19 were more likely to have a wide range of cardiovascular conditions. Thus, one of the most useful tools in the therapeutic management of post-covid cardiovascular illnesses will be cardio-protection and treatment. Despite improvements in CVD management and therapy, CVDs continue to claim more lives than other cancer types combined. As a result, there has been significant enforcement of CVD prevention in recent years. Since ancient times, people have used herbs to treat cardiovascular conditions. The journal of Clinical Phytoscience published an article in 2021 that used cluster analysis to choose 128 plants. These herbs effectively protected the heart. This study and subsequent analysis revealed that herbal remedies like Arjuna, Tribulus, and Tinospora have potent cardioprotective characteristics. The evidence for these herbs' cardiovascular protection is highlighted in the current review.