The Effectiveness of Phytotherapy in SARS-COV2(COVID-19)
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2021-06-30
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Quercetin is one of the flavonoids. Quercetin as well as rutin are recognized to be among the
most active of the flavonoids. It is to quercetin that several medicinal plants, including
ginkgo and St. John's Wort, owe part of their therapeutic effects. Often combined with
vitamin C in supplements, it improves absorption by the body and delays its elimination.
Quercetin is extracted from a variety of plant sources, including the onion peel and seeds
and pods of Dimorphandra mollis, a tree in the legume family native to South America.
At present, there is no scientific data to demonstrate the effectiveness of herbal medicine,
regardless of the plant, to prevent or treat COVID-19. On the other hand, some plant-based
food supplements have anti-inflammatory or immunomodulatory properties that may disrupt
inflammatory defense mechanisms useful in fighting infections, and in particular against
COVID-19.