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    Review on the secondary metabolites, biological properties, and ethnomedicinal uses of the component species of the buheri wa afya formula used to treat COVID-19 in Tanzania
    (Elsevier BV, 2024) Makangara, John J.; Mshandete, Anthony M.; Mbega, Ernest R.; Nyika, John R.; Mbago, Frank; Ndilanha, Edward G.; Nyika, Raphael J.; Nyika, Joseph J.
    It has proven difficult to treat viral infections like SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2 that cause severe respiratory disorders with the currently available medications. Alternative strategies for combating viral infections are required to adequately treat infectious diseases like COVID-19. The most potent of them all may be plant-based products or herbal remedies. Following the advent of the COVID-19 epidemic, a number of alternative medicine practitioners in Tanzania developed herbal medicine formulations, claiming that they were effective in treating COVID-19 patients. One among the formulations is Buheri wa Afya, meaning "good health". The rationale for choosing Buheri wa Afya over the other formulations was justified by its efficacy in treating COVID-19 patients at different stages of the illness.