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. 2021 Feb 5;27(4):243–244. doi: 10.1007/s11655-021-3331-8

Promising Antiviral Molecules from Ayurvedic Herbs and Spices against COVID-19

Mariappan Rajan 1, Prashant Gupta 2, Awanish Kumar 3,
PMCID: PMC7863856  PMID: 33544289

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Acknowledgments

Authors thank the Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai (TN); Shri NPA Government Ayurveda College, Raipur (CG); and National Institute of Technology, Raipur (CG), India for continuous support and assistance for research work and scientific writing.

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Conflict of Interest

None.

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