Traditional Medicines and Natural Products as Preventive and Therapeutic Agents Against Covid-19

A Promising Response to the Global Unprecedented Pandemic
Herausgeber: Sadeer, Nabeelah Bibi; Efferth, Thomas

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Produktbeschreibung

Traditional Medicines and Natural Products as Preventive and Therapeutic Agents Against COVID-19: A Promising Response to the Global Unprecedented Pandemic presents comprehensive coverage of the pharmacological effects of natural products on the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Sections provide traditional medicine approaches and their potential to prevent and treat COVID-19 infection, including traditional Chinese, Ayurvedic, Persian, and Kampo medicine, alongside an overview of nutritional regimens and their therapeutic potential. Other sections cover natural molecules such as flavonoids, saponins, coumarins, alkaloids, terpenes, polysaccharides, and several microbial natural products of relevant action against viruses. Final chapters cover nanotherapeutic approaches. This is a valuable resource for researchers and academics in the fields of herbal medicine, pharmacology, pharmacognosy and for professionals in the pharmaceutical industries and anyone interested in natural products and their application for therapeutic purposes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 276mm x 216mm
• ISBN-13: 9780443187575
• ISBN-10: 0443187576
• Artikelnr.: 67525432

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: Traditional herbal medicines 1. Traditional medicines and natural products for COVID
19: Potential and limitations 2. Recent advances of Traditional Chinese medicine against COVID
19 pandemic 3. The efficacy of Ayurvedic medicine in the prevention and treatment of COVID
19 4. Traditional Persian medicine as a holistic therapeutic approach in managing COVID
19 5. The potential application of Kampo medicine against SARS
CoV
2 6. Functional food components for the management and prevention of COVID
19 and its associated 7. The potential of ketogenic dietary therapy in COVID
19 pandemic PART II: Natural products and Natural product
based new medicinal products 8. Flavonoids as potential inhibitors targeting SARS
CoV
2 9. Saponins as potential inhibitors targeting SARS
CoV
2 10. Coumarins as potential inhibitors targeting SARS
CoV
2 11. Alkaloids as potential inhibitors targeting SARS
CoV
2 12. Terpenes and terpenoids as potential inhibitors targeting SARS
CoV
2 13. Polysaccharides as potential inhibitors targeting SARS
CoV
2 14. Evaluating microbial natural products as potential SARS
CoV
2 inhibitors 15. Towards natural polymers and nanoparticles as nano
therapies to combat COVID
19 16. Natural products from mushrooms as versatile therapeutic and preventive inhibitors to COVID
19