A comprehensive summary of the knowledge on COVID-19 treatment

Yu Peng; Hongxun Tao; Senthil Kumaran Satyanarayanan; Kunlin Jin; Huanxing Su

doi:10.14336/AD.2020.1124

A comprehensive summary of the knowledge on COVID-19 treatment

Yu Peng, Hongxun Tao, Senthil Kumaran Satyanarayanan, Kunlin Jin, Huanxing Su

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Abstract

Currently, the world is challenged by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Epidemiologists and researchers worldwide are invariably trying to understand and combat this precarious new disease. Scrutinizing available drug options and developing potential new drugs are urgent needs to subdue this pandemic. Several intervention strategies are being considered and handled worldwide with limited success, and many drug candidates are yet in the trial phase. Despite these limitations, the development of COVID-19 treatment strategies has been accelerated to improve the clinical outcome of patients with COVID-19, and some countries have efficiently kept it under control. Recently, the use of natural and traditional medicine has also set the trend in coronavirus treatment. This review aimed to discuss the prevailing COVID-19 treatment strategies available globally by examining their efficacy, potential mechanisms, limitations, and challenges in predicting a future potential treatment candidate and bridging them with the effective traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The findings might enrich the knowledge on traditional alternative medication and its complementary role with Western medicine in managing the COVID-19 epidemic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	155-191
Number of pages	37
Journal	Aging and Disease
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14336/AD.2020.1124
State	Published - 1 Feb 2021

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COVID-19
Chinese medicine
Strategies
Treatment

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