Chinese herbal medicine for SARS and SARS-CoV-2 treatment and prevention,encouraging using herbal medicine for COVID-19 outbreak |
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| Authors: | Mohamad Hesam Shahrajabian Wenli Sun Hong Shen |
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| Institution: | 1. Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8638-1312;2. Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1705-2996;3. NMPA Key Laboratory for Testing and Risk Warning of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Biological Inspection Department, Zhejiang Institute for Food and Drug Control, Hangzhou, China |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Chinese herbs and plants have been used as traditional medicine, immune system booster for human being for thousands of years in China and other parts of Asia. Seven coronaviruses are known to infect humans, three of them are serious which are SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome), and SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19). In this mini-review article, we have mentioned the key role some of the most important plants with antiviral activities and herbs against SARS and SARS-CoV-2 on the basis of traditional Chinese medicine. |
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| Keywords: | SARS SARS-CoV-2 Licorice traditional herbal plants |
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https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8638-1312;2. Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China