Authors :
Recai Zan DDS; Muhammed Ayhan DDS; Arzu Şeyma Demir
Volume/Issue :
Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 4 - April
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Abstract :
The COVID-19 pandemic, first reported on 31
December 2019 detected in Wuhan, China, is now
affecting 221 countries and territories around the
world causing a global crisis. To the date there are
127,249,568 cases and 2,788,444 deaths and the numbers
are still raising rapidly. Although vaccine trials are ongoing, further studies are needed for a safe vaccine with a
long term immunity. Moreover, there is no specific
antiviral agent for this deathly disease. Thus an effective
and quick treatment is immediately needed. Because the
improvement of effective vaccines or a specific antiviral
drug takes time, phytotherapy seems to be an option
because of the easiness of finding the plants and are
effective widely in the body dissimilar to specific
therapeutic drugs. Thus, the antiviral effect of Rhus
Coriaria has been demonstrated in clinical laboratory
studies.
These laboratory studies suggest that sumac may be
effective on COVID-19 virus. The aim of this review is to
update the current knowledge of antiviral activity of Rhus
Coriaria (Sumac) and question its potential effect in the
fight against COVID-19.
Keywords :
SARS-CoV-2, Sumac, Rhus Coriaria, Antiviral plants, Coronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic, first reported on 31
December 2019 detected in Wuhan, China, is now
affecting 221 countries and territories around the
world causing a global crisis. To the date there are
127,249,568 cases and 2,788,444 deaths and the numbers
are still raising rapidly. Although vaccine trials are ongoing, further studies are needed for a safe vaccine with a
long term immunity. Moreover, there is no specific
antiviral agent for this deathly disease. Thus an effective
and quick treatment is immediately needed. Because the
improvement of effective vaccines or a specific antiviral
drug takes time, phytotherapy seems to be an option
because of the easiness of finding the plants and are
effective widely in the body dissimilar to specific
therapeutic drugs. Thus, the antiviral effect of Rhus
Coriaria has been demonstrated in clinical laboratory
studies.
These laboratory studies suggest that sumac may be
effective on COVID-19 virus. The aim of this review is to
update the current knowledge of antiviral activity of Rhus
Coriaria (Sumac) and question its potential effect in the
fight against COVID-19.
Keywords :
SARS-CoV-2, Sumac, Rhus Coriaria, Antiviral plants, Coronavirus
