ISSN: 2578-4986
Authors: Joshi RK*
Currently, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, has rapidly spread across China and around the world, causing an outbreak of acute infectious pneumonia. The supportive care and non-specific treatment to ameliorate the symptoms of the patient are the only options currently with some vaccines are also available. In India some medicinal and aromatic plants are used for such similar type of virus from ancient. Present review includes some plant species used to cure such diseases with literature survey. We suggest traditional Indian medicinal plants as possible novel therapeutic approaches, exclusively targeting SARS-CoV-2 and its pathways.
Keywords: Medicinal Plants; Coronavirus; Pneumonia; COVID-19
