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Treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 with phytoconstituents as add-on therapy

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eMediNexus Editorial    07 September 2021

Aim- 

The add-on effect of phytoconstituents for mild to moderate COVID-19 was evaluated in a review.

Methods

  • Eight electronic databases [PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, the Clinical Trials.gov website, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP), Wanfang Database and China Biology Medicine (CBM)] were searched.
  • Search and selection of studies and extraction of data were performed by two reviewers independently.

Results

TCM: Traditional Chinese Medicine

Conclusion
  • Treatment with phytoconstituents combined with conventional therapy appears to be effective and safe for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 cases.

Reference-

Du X, Shi L, Cao W, Zuo B, Zhou A. Add-on effect of Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE 2021;16(8): e0256429. 

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