Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and Africa: acclaimed home remedies
Autor
Orisakwe, Orish E.
Orish, Chinna N.
Nwanaforo, Eudora O.
Institución
Resumen
At last the WHO declared the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) now known as COVID-19 a pandemic. Amidst uncertainty both in the
pathophysiology and the management of COVID-19, many African countries in the face of either
over-stretched or non-existent healthcare infrastructure resorted to home remedies as immediate
alternative or first line of action. The present study is a synoptic capture of these home remedies
with an attempt to understand the pharmacological basis on which these choices are predicated.
Literature was compiled from google, social media, Radio and Television commentaries and
news with stringent inclusion and exclusion criteria. Natural spices (turmeric, ginger, garlic etc)
and leaves (neem, paw paw, guava, etc) with notable antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
properties were found to be beneficial. These home remedies may hold promise in the
prophylaxis and cure of COVID-19 infection.