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. 2021 Oct 21;27(39):6551–6571. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i39.6551

Table 3.

Plants that can have an impact on coronavirus disease 2019 symptoms

Plant name
Effects
Ref.
Allium sativum (Garlic) Analgesic Dehghani et al[128], 2018
Anti-inflammatory Arreola et al[129], 2015
Anti-platelet Hiyasat et al[130], 2009
Heart protection Sultana et al[131], 2016
Hepatic protection Aprioku et al[132], 2017
Improving GI function Chen et al[133], 2018
Renal protection Seckiner et al[134], 2014
Curcuma longa (Turmeric) Analgesic Henrotin et al[135], 2020
Eke-Okoro et al[136], 2018
Antiemetic Liu et al[137], 2018
Antifatigue Huang et al[138], 2015
Anti-inflammatory Shimizu et al[139], 2019
Antifibrotic Gouda et al[140], 2019
Antipyretic Haider et al[141], 2013
Bronchodilator Ram et al[142], 2003
GI protection Haider et al[141], 2013
Dulbecco and Savarino[143], 2013
Hepatic protection Dulbecco and Savarino[143], 2013
Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice) Antitussives Nosalova et al[144], 2013
Kuang et al[145], 2018
Anti-inflammatory Kao et al[146], 2010
Respiratory system protection Shi et al[147], 2011
Nigella sativa (Black cumin) Analgesic Rushmi et al[148], 2017
Anticoagulant Muralidharan-Chari et al[149], 2016
Antihistaminic Ansari et al[150], 2010
Alsamarai et al[151], 2014
Anti-inflammatory Majdalawieh and Fayyad[152], 2015
Mahdavi et al[153], 2016
Bronchodilation Boskabady et al[154], 2010
Salem et al[155], 2017
Panax ginseng (Ginseng) Adaptogenic Ratan et al[156], 2021
Pelargonium sidoides (Pelargonium) Antitussives Bao et al[157], 2015
Secretolytic activity Bao et al[157], 2015
Scutellaria baicalensis (Chinese skullcap) Antiemetic Aung et al[158], 2005
Anti-inflammatory Hong et al[159], 2013
GI protection Mehendale et al[160], 2007
Cui et al[161], 2021
Hepatic protection Thanh et al[162], 2015
Neuroprotective Dai et al[163], 2013
Regulation of histamine release-Anti allergic Bui et al[164], 2017
Thymus vulgaris (Thyme) Analgesic Laub[165], 2018
Salmalian et al[166], 2014
Anticoagulant Okazaki et al[167], 2002
Anti-inflammatory Habashy et al[168], 2018
Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) Adaptogenic Salve et al[169], 2019
Analgesic Murthy et al[170], 2019
Anticoagulant, antithrombotic Ku et al[171], 2014
Anti-inflammatory Gupta and Singh[172], 2014
Antitussives Nosalova et al[144], 2013
Stress-relieving Lopresti et al[173], 2019
Zingiber officinale (Ginger) Analgesic Maghbooli et al[174], 2014
Bartels et al[175], 2015
Antiemetic Tóth et al[176], 2018
Anti-inflammatory Khan et al[177], 2015
Antiplatelet, antithrombotic Lee et al[178], 2017
Antitussives Bera et al[179], 2016
GI protection Nanjundaiah et al[180], 2011
Hepatic protection Ajith et al[181], 2007
Nephroprotective Ajith et al[182], 2007