Table 3.

Ethno-medicinal plants influencing the ACE2 pathway.

Species	Mechanism	Bioactive Phytochemicals	Geographical Distribution	Reference
Qishenyiqi (Radix Astragali Mongolici, salvia miltiorrhiza bunge, Flos Lonicerae, scrophularia, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Radix Glycyrrhizae)	Blocks effect of Ang II by acting on AT1R and AT2 RIncreases ACE2	Not known	East Asia	Wang, et al. [75]
Rosmarinus officinalis Linn.	Decreases ACE expression and increases ACE2 expression, decreases expression of AT1R	Rosmarinic acid	Mediterranean region, but widely cultivated	Liu, et al. [76]
Scutellaria baicalensis	Enhances ACE2 protein expression	Flavonoids (Baicalin)	North America	Zhang, et al. [77]