Herbal Remedies Effective against COVID-19

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) first originated from China, named Wuhan, and now becomes a pandemic disease. The COVID-19 infections range from asymptomatic to mild and severe conditions. Medicinal plants have potential therapeutic effects for different infectious diseases and have long been used to treat many diseases. Wild plants are well-known for their anti-viral activities and are also used in herbal treatment for COVID-19 infection. Various traditional medicine systems use plants for the treatment of COVID-19. The considerable therapeutic effect was achieved by using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) during the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which brought new hope preventing and treating COVID-19. The Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) focuses on prophylactic treatment, dietary management, and simple traditional remedies for the treatment of symptoms of COVID-19 by using medicinal plants. Telemedicine was focused on a new health care model to prevent transmission of COVID-19 by avoiding person-to-person contact. The purpose of this chapter is to identify the effective herbal treatment for COVID-19.

Keywords: AYUSH, COVID-19, TCM, Telemedicine, Wild plants.