Bromelain: A Review on its Potential as a Therapy for the Management of Covid-19.
Niger J Physiol Sci
; 35(1): 10-19, 2020 06 30.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-882015
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus Disease 2019 is a wide-spreading severe viral disease caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2) virus that needs to be urgently eradicated. SARS-COV-2 has infected millions of people worldwide and results in more than three hundred thousand deaths. Several repurposed drugs have failed to successfully eradicate the infection. Multiorgan failure caused by pronounced inflammation and systemic coagulation accounts for severe complications and death associated with diseases. Bromelain appears to be a potential candidate that may be used to inhibit or prevent the symptoms of the diseases. Its anti-inflammatory and anticoagulatory properties make it a potential agent that may slow the progression of the disease. In this review, we highlighted the beneficial effects of bromelain based on both experimental and clinical evidence that make bromelain a good candidate for the treatment of symptoms of CoVID-19 infection.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Bromelains
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Coronavirus Infections
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Phytotherapy
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Traditional medicine
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Niger J Physiol Sci
Journal subject:
Physiology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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