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Review
. 2022 Jun 11;11(12):1897.
doi: 10.3390/cells11121897.

Medicinal Herbs in the Relief of Neurological, Cardiovascular, and Respiratory Symptoms after COVID-19 Infection A Literature Review

Joanna Nawrot  1 , Justyna Gornowicz-Porowska  1 , Jaromir Budzianowski  1 , Gerard Nowak  1 , Grzegorz Schroeder  2 , Joanna Kurczewska  2
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Review

Medicinal Herbs in the Relief of Neurological, Cardiovascular, and Respiratory Symptoms after COVID-19 Infection A Literature Review

Joanna Nawrot et al. Cells. .

Abstract

COVID-19 infection causes complications, even in people who have had a mild course of the disease. The most dangerous seem to be neurological ailments: anxiety, depression, mixed anxiety-depressive (MAD) syndromes, and irreversible dementia. These conditions can negatively affect the respiratory system, circulatory system, and heart functioning. We believe that phytotherapy can be helpful in all of these conditions. Clinical trials confirm this possibility. The work presents plant materials (Valeriana officinalis, Melissa officinalis, Passiflora incarnata, Piper methysticum, Humulus lupulus, Ballota nigra, Hypericum perforatum, Rhodiola rosea, Lavandula officinalis, Paullinia cupana, Ginkgo biloba, Murraya koenigii, Crataegus monogyna and oxyacantha, Hedera helix, Polygala senega, Pelargonium sidoides, Lichen islandicus, Plantago lanceolata) and their dominant compounds (valeranon, valtrate, apigenin, citronellal, isovitexin, isoorientin, methysticin, humulone, farnesene, acteoside, hypericin, hyperforin, biapigenin, rosavidin, salidroside, linalool acetate, linalool, caffeine, ginkgolide, bilobalide, mihanimbine, epicatechin, hederacoside C,α-hederine, presegenin, umckalin, 6,7,8-trixydroxybenzopyranone disulfate, fumaroprotocetric acid, protolichesteric acid, aucubin, acteoside) responsible for their activity. It also shows the possibility of reducing post-COVID-19 neurological, respiratory, and cardiovascular complications, which can affect the functioning of the nervous system.

Keywords: COVID-19; complications; medicinal herbs; phytotherapy; viral infections.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
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Chosen plants in the treatment of COVID-19 complaints (Garden of Medicinal Plants in Department of Medicinal and Cosmetic Natural Products, Poznan University of Medicinal Sciences, 33 Mazowiecka Street, 60-623 Poznan, Poland): Ginkgo biloba (A), Valeriana officinalis (B), Hypericum perforatum (C), Lavandula officinalis (D), Crataegus monogyna (E), Hedera helix (F).
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