Medicinal plants and the communication on precautionary use of herbs during COVID-19 outbreak in Thailand

Bioactive compounds in health and disease Pub Date : 2021-08-31 DOI:10.31989/bchd.v4i8.825

K. Chaiyasit, Wittayatorn Torkaew, Karn Boonsiri

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Abstract

COVID-19 has become a new global health issue that spreads easily and has high mortality rates across the world. Consequently, it is essential to discover new treatments rapidly. According to Integrative Medicine, certain herbs are useful for treating COVID-19 when taken with standard treatments. Thailand is one of the countries experiencing outbreaks and treating patients with herbs. For instance, some Thai patients are treated with Fah Talai Jone (Andrographis paniculata) at a different quantity limit used for treating fever and sore throats. Fah Talai Jone must be used with high precaution in renal insufficiency, hepatitis, or drug induced liver damage patients. In addition, finger root (Boesenbergia rotunda) and ginger (Zingiber officinale) are also used for managing COVID-19, but there is insufficient evidence about quantity limits and side effects of using them. Therefore, specialists need to do more research about the herbs to ensure the efficiency and safety of treatments.Keywords: herb in COVID, Fah Talai Jone, andrographolide, finger root, ginger, COVID, herb communication

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泰国2019冠状病毒病疫情期间药用植物和预防性使用草药的交流

新型冠状病毒感染症(COVID-19)已成为世界范围内易传播、死亡率高的新型全球性健康问题。因此，必须迅速发现新的治疗方法。根据中西医结合的说法，某些草药在使用标准治疗方法时对治疗COVID-19有用。泰国是疫情爆发的国家之一，正在用草药治疗患者。例如，一些泰国病人用Fah Talai Jone(穿心莲)治疗，其数量限制不同，用于治疗发烧和喉咙痛。对于肾功能不全、肝炎或药物引起的肝损害患者，必须高度警惕地使用Fah Talai Jone。此外，指根(Boesenbergia rotunda)和生姜(Zingiber officinale)也被用于治疗COVID-19，但关于使用数量限制和副作用的证据不足。因此，专家们需要对草药做更多的研究，以确保治疗的有效性和安全性。关键词:新冠草药，法塔来，穿心莲内酯，指根，姜，新冠，草药交流

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Bioactive compounds in health and disease

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