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
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Date
2024
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Elsevier BV
Abstract
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.
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Full-text. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2023.100508
Keywords
Buheri wa Afya, Adansonia digitata, Securidaca longipedunculata, Syzygium cumini, Zanthoxylum chalybeum, Ganoderma tsugae
Citation
Makangara, J. J., Mshandete, A. M., Mbega, E. R., Nyika, J. R., Mbago, F., Ndilanha, E. G., ... & Nyika, J. J. (2023). 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. Phytomedicine Plus, 100508.