ROLE OF NATURAL PRODUCT IN PREVENTING COVID-19.

The current pandemic of COVID-19 that is spreading across countries originated in Wuhan, China. The single cause of this highly communicable disease is a novel coronavirus, called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the seventh known virus of the Coronaviridae family capable of infecting humans. The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes innovations around the world including repurposing drugs, traditional medicines and developing new therapies in the search for potential treatments for COVID-19. In this study the effectiveness of certain medicinal plants for mild and moderate Covid-19 patients were analyzed literately. Thirty number of plants were studied according to their phytochemical properties, traditional uses, therapeutic actions and certain in-vitro studies from articles published in international multidisciplinary journals, newspapers, books, recognized health organizations websites and interviews from the clinicians. The results showed that the plants possess certain phytochemicals which would be effective to boost the immune system, preventing the viral load in the human host, reduce the inflammatory cytokines and improve the blood cells. However pre-clinical and clinical studies should be conducted to prove the efficacy in scientific manner.

Kew words: Covid 19, Medicinal plants, Traditional medicines,