Traditional and Herbal Medicines for COVID-19

Jen-Tsung Chen

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CRC Press
11 November 2024

Public health & preventive medicine; Infectious & contagious diseases; Pharmacology; Complementary medicine; Botany & plant sciences

Traditional and Herbal Medicines for COVID-19 explores promising ways to manage COVID-19, post-COVID, and long-COVID conditions. The management plans are based on anti-virus activity, anti-inflammatory activity, and diverse health benefits of traditional and herbal medicines through a comprehensive summarization of scientific literature by experts in the field. It presents views of the origin of SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants and pathogenesis, and it proposes renewed strategies of diagnostics, vaccines, and therapies.

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Provides an in-depth analysis to illustrate the impact of traditional and herbal medicines on crucial protein targets responsible for the progress of SARS-CoV-2 infection and symptoms. Presents knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 and variants. Explores strategies to manage COVID-19, post-COVID, and long-COVID by applying traditional herbal medicines. Illustrates molecular aspects of anti-coronavirus activity from traditional herbal medicines. Features information on molecular mechanisms of target proteins involving COVID-19 infection and symptoms.

Traditional and Herbal Medicines for COVID-19 serves as an ideal reference for researchers and experts in the fields of virology, epidemiology, drug discovery, and traditional herbal medicine. This book aligns with supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 by the United Nations to establish “Good Health and Well-Being.”

Edited by: Jen-Tsung Chen
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm,
ISBN: 9781032589442
ISBN 10: 1032589442
Pages: 456
Publication Date: 11 November 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

An Updated Overview of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Exploring Natural Antivirals: The Potential Role of Medicinal Plants in COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment Anti-Virus and Anti-SARS-Cov-2 Activities of Traditional Herbal Medicines Molecular Insights into Antiviral Activity from Traditional and Herbal Medicine for the Management of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Structure-Activity Relationship of Antiviral and Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Compounds from Traditional Herbal Medicines Molecular Mechanisms of Main Protease Inhibitors from Traditional Herbal Medicines Molecular Mechanisms of Spike Glycoprotein Inhibitors from Traditional Herbal Medicines Molecular Mechanisms of Envelope Protein Inhibitors from Traditional Herbal Medicines Molecular mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein inhibitors from natural compounds Herbal Medicines for COVID-19: The Impact of Flavonoids on Protein Targets Molecular Mechanisms of RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase Inhibition from Traditional Bioactive Medicine Protein Targets for anti-SARS-CoV-2 Activity of Traditional Herbal Medicine Herbal Medicines for COVID-19: The Impact of Alkaloids on Protein Targets Herbal Medicines for COVID-19: The Impact of Terpenoids on Protein Targets Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Herbal Medicines and the Potential for Combating COVID-19 Traditional Herbal Medicines Against the SARS-CoV-2 Induced Inflammatory Storm: The Mode of Action Curcumin and COVID-19: Therapeutic Scopes and Limitations The Impact of Traditional Homeopathic Medicines in COVID-19 Management The Impact of Traditional Herbal Medicine on COVID-19 Management in the Post-pandemic Era Molecular and Bioinformatics Tools for the Analysis of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Traditional Herbal Medicines Risk Assessment of COVID-19-infected Patients and Their Dietary Modulation Clinical Trials on Plant-Derived Medicines and Drug Supplements for COVID-19: Current Achievements and Future Directions The potential of plant secondary metabolites as a defense against COVID-19 infections

Jen-Tsung Chen is a professor of cell biology at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. He also teaches genomics, proteomics, plant physiology, and plant biotechnology. Dr. Chen’s research interests include bioactive compounds, chromatography techniques, plant molecular biology, plant biotechnology, bioinformatics, and systems pharmacology. He is an active editor of academic books and journals to advance the exploration of multidisciplinary knowledge involving plant physiology, plant biotechnology, nanotechnology, ethnopharmacology, and systems biology. He serves as an editorial board member in reputed journals, including Plant Methods, GM Crops & Food, Plant Nano Biology, Biomolecules, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and a guest editor in Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers in Pharmacology, Journal of Fungi, and Current Pharmaceutical Design. Dr. Chen published books in collaboration with Springer Nature, CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, and In-TechOpen and he is handling book projects for some more international publishers on diverse topics such as drug discovery, herbal medicine, medicinal biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, plant functional genomics, plant speed breeding, and CRISPR-based plant genome editing.