Sure! Professionals should avoid any mental blockage and focus on finding out preventive means of the Globally pandemic disease (Coronavirus, COVID-19)

yes

Hopefully Yes

Yes. It should be done.

Research proposal to combat Corona virus infection: can we remove mental obstruction and be ready to study preventive effect/s of some herbs? Yes. Experimenting with new substances and approaches should be encouraged.

Seeing severity of this virus, yes it should be done

Yes my colleague...

Yes, indeed...

Covid-19 & Herbal use - Excellent prevention .

Garlic , Ginger , Honey , Tulsi , Amla ( Rich in Vit-C ) -all are very good anti-oxidant .

Yes, Andrographis paniculata could play an important role in prevention and treatment of coronavirus (COVID-19).

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This is what is needed as young people in the west are abandoning their parents advice and indulge into junk food bringing down their immune system and ready to be attacked by viruses, etc.

For sure dear Dr. Shibabrata Pattanayak . Some herbs do have positive effects in boosting the immune system. Consequently, they contribute a lot in combating the current pandemic problem of our globe 'COVID-19'. Some of the few examples of herbs that can potentially boost immune system includes:

• Oregano,
• Garlic,
• Turmeric,
• white equalyptus,
• Licorice root
• Astragalus root,
• Ginger,
• Angelica root ,
• Ginseng,
• Green tea,
• Black cumin,
• Licorice

Recommended links for detail explanation and usage recipes

https://goodnessme.ca/blogs/goodness-me/21-immune-boosting-foods-tonics-teas

https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/immune-system-bitters-recipe#1

https://www.onhealth.com/content/1/immune_system_boost

Very interesting topic, I appreciate herbal medicine.

Herbs can stimulate the body's general immunity, which strengthens it in the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19), but herbs do not prevent infection. Herbs cannot replace contact with a doctor if someone is already sick. For now, hygiene and avoiding contact with other people are an essential defense tool. Effectively, only a vaccine can solve the problem.

Interesting!

My take on western medicine is that its scientific position is not as strong as it holds and that randomness affects overall results. Randomness constitutes 30 % of recovery from illnesses. Reporting of efficacy of treatments by medical, research and pharmacological groups involved in the production and provision of treatments contributes to the sense of its overwhelming efficacy. If the virus has connections to flu (does it) or operates like flu then no vaccine is possible, just treatment to lessen its worst affects.

I heard a doctor on TV poopooing the possible efficacy of herbs and spices on the condition. Western medicine is not an impregnable castle, only doctors and the above say it is. The random quality I note above and the recording of treatment results with internal bias means that western treatments with their one shoe fits all approach contain at best 50% true efficacy.

Yes

In Uganda, Ebola outbreak 2007, locals used herbs to treat the diseases. So those people hided the secret ingredients. Many people died and a Number of doctors died in hospitals.

Your research is good, cloves with Artemisia look effective.

Infact, it should be.

Anything which improves our immunity is certainly going to benefit under such compelling grounds.

For instance, any fruit rich in vitamin C , like Amla, orange etc is definitely beneficial.

There might be many more natural products beyond my knowledge.

So, therapeutic way is also a better way to keep disease at a distance.

Dr Pattanayak has already given a detailed information on these herbal products and it can be seen at base of initial question.

Knowledge accumulation is a source and basis for many sciences, resulting from experience throughout the ages. Most modern science in therapeutic medicine is based on plant extracts known to our ancestors. I support what colleagues have published.

Understanding the transmission dynamics would help us realize the full spectrum of the disease, in terms of at-risk groups, and conditions that make the disease more severe as well as the effectiveness of public health interventions.

I believe that any research hypothesis is worthy of being carefully evaluated and possibly experimented. But it is also necessary, first of all, to know well the enemy to fight and the effects it causes. To date we know very little about COVID 19 and its behavior outside and inside the human body. It seems to me that I have read somewhere, but certainly not in scientific journals, that when COVID 19 infects someone it also causes an excessive response of the immune system, ie, it causes a kind of autoimmune disease. In other words, it appears that the host's own immune system destroys the own lungs. Therefore, in the immediate term it seems a priority to find a way to kill the virus inside the host, reduce the effects of the infection, find a vaccine. Doing it through medicinal herbs or chemical medicines is irrelevant the important thing is that they work. In the meantime, it is necessary to scrupulously comply with the recommendations of the experts and the rules of the national and international authorities.

The neem tree (Azadirachta indica) has used and proven effective in preventing the COVID-19 in Ghana. Find the procedure in the video link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5SC0KjcXMw

Why not? We can do that.

Yes, why not ?

Probably but; serious research and time is needed.

Yes, we can. We should explore the medicinal benefits of herbs against Covid-19

Yes, we can. We should explore the medicinal benefits of herbs against Covid-19

Everyone can follow different methods of safety measures and the prevention of this epidemic

All options are available for the purpose of treating humanity from this epidemic.

First, wash hands and never forget face, nose and mouth, for decreasing viral load (amount). Than, many plants maybe used like: Saussurea costus sticks , Garlic, Ginger, and essential oils such peppermint , inhalation using boiled eucalyptus leaves, thyme and white wormwood (Artemisia herba alba), may have diverse effects like antiviral, expectorant or bronchodilator.

This virus has pride and pride in spirit, for it does not come to your house, but will meet you outside

Stay home

Very important question and many valuable comments

How will you design a study to prove the preventive effect/s of herbs?

It is better to study the effects and outcomes of COVID-19 among vegetarians.

Dear Dr.Harasit Kumar Paul,

It is not a problem. Modification of already available procedures applied for chemical drugs will work nicely.

The only problem lies with the failure in conceptual adaptation of the research policy makers.

Thanks,

Crrtainly yes we can

We must do researches on use of such useful herbs to combat Corona and other viral diseases. Human is being dependent on medicines and medical systems. Development of medicines and vaccines takes times. It is better to make our immune system more strong to combat attack of any new virus. And studies on such plants will be of much use.

Our body is part of life on earth and plants and plant products are our main foods that creates our body. Therefore it may be a natural method to cure.

Relationship of quality of air and water with spread of viral diseases should also encouraged. Since in future, the quality of air and water will be heavily degraded putting the eucaryotes and large sized animals in heavy threats. Pollution may increase viral attacks on humanity and large sized animals too.

I think scientists should be bold to venture into this, and similar, studies to slow down the efficacy of the virus. One major reason why the Covid 19 has continued to spread rapidly is fear and lack of clinical trials being sustained. Something has to be done. The above suggested is not a bad idea.

My recent publication on the topic.

Book: Use of succulent bio-medicines to control COVID - 19.

Free PDF available at:

Book Use of succulent bio-medicines to control COVID-19

Everybody is invited for logical criticism of the content of the book.

Regards,

We must take into account the research field in all natural, plant and animal sources that strengthen immunity as well as industrial products to solve the current crisis.

Very possible

why not, we can

Certainly yes, we can..

Valuable information on this question

Dear Dr. Manoj Das,

I have gone through both of your articles.

But why the added point of the question "Direct intake of succulent parts of herbs after proper cleaning or intake of extracted juice obtained by applying pressure may be used in the study"is not considered by the researcher throughout the globe?

Perhaps you personally know very well that succulent Curcuma longa rhizome is far more effective than powder of dry rhizome and furthermore effective than the isolated Curcumin etc. Then why we are not preparing a capsule of succulent rhizome of Curcuma longa to use as a medicine?

I am struggling alone to establish the use of that type of medication.

Regards,