Sunil Kumar Verma *
Version 1 : Received: 20 March 2020 / Approved: 24 March 2020 / Online: 24 March 2020 (03:16:22 CET)
How to cite: Verma, S.K. In Search of Feasible Interventions for the Prevention and Cure of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 . Preprints 2020, 2020030353 (doi: 10.20944/preprints202003.0353.v1). Verma, S.K. In Search of Feasible Interventions for the Prevention and Cure of Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 . Preprints 2020, 2020030353 (doi: 10.20944/preprints202003.0353.v1).Copy

Abstract

COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is a public health emergency of international concern caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of this time, there is no known effective pharmaceutical, phytopharmaceutical or traditional medicine for cure or prevention of COVID-19, although it is urgently needed. In this review, based on the current understanding of the disease molecular mechanisms of novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and its closest relative SARS-CoV and other human Coronaviruses, I have identified some naturally occurring plant based substances and Ayurvedic medicinal herbs that could feasibly be tested as a matter of urgency for prevention as well as therapeutic option for COVID-19 in India and other parts of the world.

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