Response to Covid-19 Disease in Ghana: A Review of the Herbs

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Authors

  • Nana Ama Mireku-Gyimah
     Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Accra ,GH
  • Paul Owusu Donkor
     Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Accra ,GH
  • Cindy Kitcher
     Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Accra ,GH
  • Joseph Adusei Sarkodie
     Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Accra ,GH
  • Emelia Oppong Bekoe
     Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Accra ,GH
  • Obed Kwaku Boateng
     Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicine, School of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, Accra ,GH

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jnr/2021/26515

Keywords:

COVID-19, Herbs, Preventive Therapy

Abstract

The majority of people living in developing countries rely on alternative medicine for many aspects of their healthcare needs. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a lot of alternative treatments have been adopted in a bid to prevent contracting and sometimes purported to cure the disease. However, the adopted medicinal plants are mainly arbitrary and have not been captured nor reviewed in the light of available knowledge. In this review, we examined the herbs, fruits, vegetables and other alternative therapies that have been employed by many Ghanaians with the aim of COVID-19 disease prevention. The majority of these herbs are medicinal plants known to have antiviral activities, while others boost the immune system.

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2021-10-01

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Ama Mireku-Gyimah, N., Owusu Donkor, P., Kitcher, C., Adusei Sarkodie, J., Oppong Bekoe, E., & Kwaku Boateng, O. (2021). Response to Covid-19 Disease in Ghana: A Review of the Herbs. Journal of Natural Remedies, 21(4), 283–290. https://doi.org/10.18311/jnr/2021/26515

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Volume 21, Issue 4, October 2021

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Received 2020-12-09
Accepted 2021-04-20
Published 2021-10-01

 

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