TRADITIONAL HERBAL FOLK MEDICINE USED FOR CONTROLLING CORONA VIRUS (SARS-COV-2) DISEASE (COVID-19)

This review paper developed on the basis of literature survey highlights the use of traditional herbal folk medicine for controlling the deadly outbreak of corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) mutants, Delta variant (B.1.617.2) and Delta Plus (AY. 1) causing major health issue with the highest viral infections and deaths. Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) is a pandemic respiratory infections viral disease. SARS-CoV-2 syndrome is also causing an unusual type of pneumonia leading to the lungs infection. Botanical drugs constantly become a worthy therapeutic alternatives against viral infections including corona virus (SARS-CoV-2). Therefore, there is an urgent need for the agents that can act against SARS-CoV-2 as a precautionary measures which boost our immunity during Covid-19. In this review paper, there are many medicinal plants listed have been found inhibited the SARS-CoV-2 viral replications, and acts as immunity booster. The use of spices and herbs may also play a significant role against viral infections. Therefore, herbal and dietary therapy plays significant role in controlling many infectious diseases including corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) affecting human health. However, there is no clinical evidence to support herbal medicine as remedy for corona virus and warranted further scientific evidence. Further detailed clinical trial experiments should be conducted for the scientific validation. This review paper updates about plants either used as expression patterns for plant based vaccines or as antiviral drugs as a medicine for controlling SARS-CoV-2 outbreak since the disease is becoming endemic.