Title

Chamomile in combating SARS-Cov-2

Authors

Ahmed M. Tolah^{1, 2*} & Lamya M. Altayeb²

Affiliation

¹Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Science, King Abdul-Aziz University, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia; ²Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; *Corresponding author

Email

Ahmed M. Tolah - E - mail: atoulah@kau.edu.sa; Phone no: +966 507759240
Lamya M. Altayeb - E - mail: altayeblmh@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received December 1, 2024; Revised December 31, 2024; Accepted December 31, 2024, Published December 31, 2024

Abstract

Traditional herbal medicine is of known history for the complementary treatment of viral infections and was recently suggested for COVID-19. Therefore, it is of interest to investigate chamomile decoction for its neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 in vitro. Our experiments highlight the potential antiviral effect of chamomile. In vitro results show a significant inhibition of SARS-CoV-2. Our results recommend the use of chamomile as a potential natural remedy for COVID-19.

Keywords

Chamomile, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, antiviral activity, inhibition

Citation

Tolah & Altayeb, Bioinformation 20(12): 2045-2049 (2024)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.