作者: Joseph Senu Ashidi , Olutayo Ademola Adeleye , Oluyemisi Adebowale Bamiro , Lateef Gbenga Bakre , Akinyinka Alabi
DOI: 10.1186/S43094-021-00223-5
关键词: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) 、 African traditional medicine 、 Disease 、 Drug 、 Coronavirus 、 Drug discovery 、 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) 、 Intensive care medicine 、 Medicine 、 Ethnomedicine
摘要: Background Ethnomedicine, a study of traditional medicine, is significant in drug discovery and development. African medicine has been existence for several thousands years, drugs have discovered developed from it. Main text The deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by novel known as SARS-CoV-2 widely spread globally with high mortality morbidity. Its prevention, treatment management still pose serious challenge. A the cure this yet to be developed. clinical at present based on symptomatic presented individuals infected combination more than two such antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, anti-microbials. Literature search was performed through electronic searches PubMed, Google Scholar, research reports including WHO technical documents monographs. Conclusion Drug herbs essential should exploited COVID-19. This review aimed identifying ethnomedicinal available Africa that could used development treatment, 2019.