Traditional and Herbal Medicines for COVID-19 explores promising ways to manage COVID-19, post-COVID, and long-COVID conditions. The management plans are based on anti-virus activity, anti-inflammatory, and diverse health benefits of traditional and herbal medicines through a comprehensive summarization of scientific literature by experts in the field. It presents information on a view of the origin of SARS-CoV-2, emerging variants and pathogenesis, and it proposes renewed strategies of diagnostics, vaccines, and therapies.
Features
· Provides an in-depth analysis to illustrate the impact of traditional and herbal medicines on crucial protein targets that are responsible for the progress of SARS-CoV-2 infection and symptoms
· Presents knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 and variants
· Explores strategies to manage COVID-19, post-COVID, and long-COVID by applying traditional herbal medicines
· Illustrates molecular aspects of anti-coronavirus activity from traditional herbal medicines
· Features information on molecular mechanisms of target proteins involving COVID-19 infection and symptoms
Traditional and Herbal Medicines for COVID-19 serves as an ideal reference for researchers, and experts in the fields of virology, epidemiology, drug discovery, and traditional herbal medicine. This book aligns with supporting the “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030" by the United Nations to establish “Good Health and Well-Being.”
An Updated Overview of Coronavirus Disease 2019
Exploring Natural Antivirals: The Potential Role of Medicinal Plants in COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment
Anti-Virus and Anti-SARS-Cov-2 Activities of Traditional Herbal Medicines
Molecular Insights into Antiviral Activity from Traditional and Herbal Medicine for the Management of SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Structure-Activity Relationship of Antiviral and Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Compounds from Traditional Herbal Medicines
Molecular Mechanisms of Main Protease Inhibitors from Traditional Herbal Medicines
Molecular Mechanisms of Spike Glycoprotein Inhibitors from Traditional Herbal Medicines
Molecular Mechanisms of Envelope Protein Inhibitors from Traditional Herbal Medicines
Molecular mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein inhibitors from natural compounds
Herbal Medicines for COVID-19: The Impact of Flavonoids on Protein Targets
Molecular Mechanisms of RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase Inhibition from Traditional Bioactive Medicine
Protein Targets for anti-SARS-CoV-2 Activity of Traditional Herbal Medicine
Herbal Medicines for COVID-19: The Impact of Alkaloids on Protein Targets
Herbal Medicines for COVID-19: The Impact of Terpenoids on Protein Targets
Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Herbal Medicines and the Potential for Combating COVID-19
Traditional Herbal Medicines Against the SARS-CoV-2 Induced Inflammatory Storm: The Mode of Action
Curcumin and COVID-19: Therapeutic Scopes and Limitations
The Impact of Traditional Homeopathic Medicines in COVID-19 Management
The Impact of Traditional Herbal Medicine on COVID-19 Management in the Post-pandemic Era
Molecular and Bioinformatics Tools for the Analysis of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Traditional Herbal Medicines
Risk Assessment of COVID-19-infected Patients and Their Dietary Modulation
Clinical Trials on Plant-Derived Medicines and Drug Supplements for COVID-19: Current Achievements and Future Directions
The potential of plant secondary metabolites as a defense against COVID-19 infections
Biography
Jen-Tsung Chen is a professor of cell biology at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. He also teaches genomics, proteomics, plant physiology, and plant biotechnology. Dr. Chen’s research interests include bioactive compounds, chromatography techniques, plant molecular biology, plant biotechnology, bioinformatics, and systems pharmacology. He is an active editor of academic books and journals to advance the exploration of multidisciplinary knowledge involving plant physiology, plant biotechnology, nanotechnology, ethnopharmacology, and systems biology. He serves as an editorial board member in reputed journals, including Plant Methods, GM Crops & Food, Plant Nano Biology, Biomolecules, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and a guest editor in Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers in Pharmacology, Journal of Fungi, and Current Pharmaceutical Design. Dr. Chen published books in collaboration with Springer Nature, CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, and In-TechOpen and he is handling book projects for some more international publishers on diverse topics such as drug discovery, herbal medicine, medicinal biotechnology, nanotechnology, bioengineering, plant functional genomics, plant speed breeding, and CRISPR-based plant genome editing.
