CORONAVIRUS SUPRESSING HERBS - ARTEMISIA ANNUA
INHIBITS SARS-CoV-2 VIRUS GROWTH
Efforts never go in vain.
Like necessity leads to
invention, likewise curiosity leads to researches, which then deliver
alternatives, that turn out to be better than primary.
Research and Development
are of utmost importance especially in the Healthcare, like medicine.
A medicine research bagged
recognition in 2015 which again thunders now.
Artemisia Annua gained popularity
in 2015, when the world came know about its anti-malaria potential. Tu Youyou,
in 2015 was honoured with the Noble Prize for identifying and formulating anti-malaria
medicine using the therapeutic utility of Artemisia annua herb. It is since
then, world came to know about its anti-malaria potential, and now its efficacy,
in suppressing SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Artemisia Annua top contends in suppressing SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes covid-19. Wormwood’s efficacy was tested in Ariz, at the Ric Scalzo Institute.
Herb Artemisia contains 600 metabolites, and amongst them, Artemisinin is the metabolite compound that inherits Coronavirus suppressing properties. Artemisia Annua is also identified as sweet wormwood, sweet sagewort, sweet annie, annual wormwood, and natives in Asia.
Metabolites are the small molecules produced during metabolism. There are two types of known metabolites, Primary and secondary. Aspartic acid, ethanol, glutamic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, glycerol, etc, are the primary metabolites, and secondary metabolites are peptides, resins, antibiotics, growth hormones, pigments, including Artemisinin that holds potential of inhibiting growth of coronavirus.
The researchers are still
to trace out the exact process how it limits coronavirus growth, but succeeded
in identifying the substance Artemisinin, that seizes growth of notorious
corona.. Though it was a laborious feat tracing out the SARS-CoV-2 virus suppressing
attributes in Artemisia, but it was worth. Artemisia Annua also acts as Anti-spasmodic
and anti-rheumatic agents.
The herbs possess natural
healing bio-essentials that gradually revive the body conditions. China too is
relying on herbal treatment since corona outbreak. Conducting more clinical evaluation
on herbs is fruitful that shall add and broaden our intellect about the herbs. Including
traditional medicinal and therapy in professional medical programs shall enhance
and option more healing verticals.
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