Traditional Medicines and Natural Products as Preventive and Therapeutic Agents Against COVID-19 (A Promising Response to the Global Unprecedented Pandemic)

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.

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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