A new book offers insights into treating SARS-CoV-2 infections and respiratory problems, highlighting prospective drug discovery opportunities based on bioactive components from medicinal plants and herbal remedies.

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’Medicinal Plants, Phytomedicines and Traditional Herbal Remedies for Drug Discovery and Development against COVID-19’, is edited by Mithun Rudrapal and Chukwuebuka Egbuna, and published by Bentham Science Publishers.

The extensive resource examines traditional herbal therapies, phytomedicines, and medicinal plants as possible sources for COVID-19 prevention and treatment. It includes nine chapters written and edited by well-known professionals.

The book offers insights into treating SARS-CoV-2 infections and respiratory problems, and it notably highlights the prospective drug discovery opportunities based on bioactive components from medicinal plants and herbal remedies.

Enormous potential

The work examines the enormous potential of phytomedicine, medicinal plants, and conventional treatments against COVID-19, providing insight into novel directions for drug discovery.  Each chapter offers current information on the application of herbal remedies, medicinal plants, and conventional pharmaceuticals in the fight against COVID-19.

Novel approaches to drug repurposing for COVID-19 drug development by utilizing databases of phytochemicals and bioactive molecules produced from phytomedicine are discussed.

The book includes a list of references for advanced readers and a reader-friendly introduction to each topic. A wide spectrum of readers, including postgraduate researchers and pharmaceutical R&D specialists, who are interested in COVID-19 control techniques will find this timely reference to be a helpful resource. In addition, it functions as a guide for practitioners of clinical and herbal medicine.