Positive Therapeutic Role of Selected Foods and Plant on Ailments with a Trend Towards COVID-19: A Review.
| Autor: | Fasogbon BM; Department of Food Technology, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Lagos 21023, Nigeria., Ademuyiwa OH; Department of Food Technology, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Lagos 21023, Nigeria., Bamidele OP; Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa., Wahab IE; Department of Food Technology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta 2240, Nigeria., Ola-Adedoyin AT; Research Department, Nigerian Natural Medicine Development Agency, Lagos 101241, Nigeria., Alakija O; Department of Food Science and Technology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220282, Nigeria. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Preventive nutrition and food science [Prev Nutr Food Sci] 2021 Mar 31; Vol. 26 (1), pp. 1-11. |
| DOI: | 10.3746/pnf.2021.26.1.1 |
| Abstrakt: | Each day since December 2019, increasing numbers of cases of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) infection are being detected as it spreads throughout all continents of the world except Antarctica. The virus is transmitted through contact with an infected environment or person, and the symptoms include fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. The healthcare systems of many countries are overwhelmed due to limited therapeutic options and the absence of an approved vaccine. Due to its poor healthcare systems, Africa may be the worst hit continent if other therapeutic alternatives are not explored. This review explores the source and origin of the COVID-19 infection, and alternative therapeutic options derived from available and cheap medicinal foods and plants that have been shown to alleviate similar infections. The results demonstrate the inhibitory activities of selected food crops and plants against human viruses similar to the novel COVID-19. Competing Interests: AUTHOR DISCLOSURE STATEMENT The authors declare no conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2021 by The Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition. All rights Reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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