The role of herbal and nutritional treatments in the fight against COVID-19 and other respiratory tract infections
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With the growing spread of COVID-19 worldwide, the appeal to alternative and nutritional therapies in conjunction with medical therapies has been heightened. This article aims to review studies assessing the roles of Chinese traditional medicine and nutrition in upper respiratory infections, including COVID-19. Various Chinese herbal protocols have been shown to fight respiratory infections, with several having been tested on the novel coronavirus. Additionally, promising findings have been reported when medical treatments were complemented with nutritional interventions. Supplementation with vitamins C and D, Zinc and Selenium are discussed, in addition to certain phytochemicals and food that also possess immunoregulatory and antiviral properties. Further clinical studies are needed to establish these alternative treatments as part of the management of emerging respiratory infections. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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Chinese herbal medicine, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Micronutrients, Nutrition, Respiratory infections, Humans, Respiratory tract infections, Sars-cov-2, Vitamins, China, Ascorbic acid, Curcumin, Flavanone, Glycyrrhizic acid, Herbaceous agent, Jinhua qinggan, Lianhua qingwen, Phytochemical, Qingfei tang, Selenium, Trace element, Vitamin d, Yupingfeng, Zinc, Vitamin, Disease spread, Medicinal plant, Respiratory disease, Traditional medicine, Alternative medicine, Antiviral activity, Chinese medicine, Clinical protocol, Coronavirinae, Coronavirus disease 2019, Diet supplementation, Factual database, Herbal medicine, Human, Immunoregulation, Nonhuman, Patient care, Review, Upper respiratory tract infection, Respiratory tract infection