Nigella Sativa Supplementation Accelerates Recovery from Mild COVID-10: First Randomized Controlled Trial
Abdulrahman Koshak et al. Effective treatment for patients with the novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is desperately needed and is under rigorous research. Nigella sativa oil (NSO), a herbal medicine, that has a documented wide antiviral and immunomodulatory activities offering a therapeutic potential for COVID-19. … In this RCT of adult patients with mild COVID-19, NSO […]
Thymoquinone: A Promising Natural Compound with Potential Benefits for COVID-19 Prevention and Cure
Osama A. Badary, Marwa S. Jamza, Rajiv Tikamdas COVID-19 has caused a major global health crisis, as excessive inflammation, oxidation, and exaggerated immune response in some sufferers can lead to a condition known as cytokine storm, which may progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDs), which can be fatal. So far, few effective drugs have […]
Therapeutic Potential of Ginger Against COVID-19: Is There Enough Evidence?
Abdollah Jafarzadeh, Sara Jafarzadeh and Maryam Nemati In addition to the respiratory system, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strikes other systems, including the digestive, circulatory, urogenital, and even the central nervous system, as its receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) is expressed in various organs, such as lungs, intestine, heart, esophagus, kidneys, bladder, testis, […]
Free Fatty Acids from Fish Oil Inactivate SARS-CoV-2
Einar Stefánsson et al. A natural component of fish oils, free fatty acids (FFA) inactivate enveloped viruses, some bacteria and fungi. We test the hypothesis that free fatty acids made by hydrolysis from fish oil inactivate SARS-CoV-2 in vitro. We also study an existing food additive containing 2% FFA in cod liver oil. … Cod liver […]
A Novel Approach to Treating COVID-10 Using Nutritional and Oxidative Therapies
David Brownstein et al. At present [July 2020], there is no published cure, treatment, or preventive for COVID-19 except for a recent report on dexamethasone for seriously ill patients. A novel treatment program combining nutritional and oxidative therapies was shown to successfully treat the signs and symptoms of 100% of 107 patients diagnosed with COVID-19. […]
