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This possibility has been expressed by a recent research of D.D.U. Gorakhpur University. Today, the world is in trouble due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this situation, this news may be a sign of relief.
India is blessed with so many natural products, whose miraculous effects are not yet completely known. We have a number of compounds in the plants and trees around us, which are frequently used in ayurvedic medicines.
The molecular modeling and docking based this research suggests that many such plants can be effective to inhibit the COVID-19. A total of 11 plants have been considered in this research including Harsingar, Aloe vera, Giloy, Ashwagandha, Tulsi, Neem, Turmeric, etc.
According to the research, Harsingar is found to be more potent followed by Aloe vera and Giloy. Turmeric, Neem, Ashwagandha are also effective to some extent.
However, there is no evidence in case of Garlic.
This research was carried out by the Dr. Ambrish K. Srivastava, Assistant Professor of Physics Department in D.D.U. Gorakhpur University in collaboration with Prof. Neeraj Misra’s group in Lucknow University.
According to Dr. Sriavstava, we have earlier performed a research on a few anti-malarial drugs, which are found to be effective against COVID-19.
This research is available on arXiv. However, the toxicity and related side-effects of these drugs compelled us to find some alternatives.
Therefore, we switched to the natural products. This research has been communicated to a leading international journal. Further studies are in progress.
