Cure of COVID-19 by Turmeric: A Review

Abstract

Turmeric is one of the important spices of India. Turmeric has a yellow pigment. Curcumin
has many therapeutic effects including antiviral, antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory which
are used to treat a variety of diseases. Turmeric may be a novel therapy option for COVID-19
because of its antiviral characteristics. , There are various medicines in Ayurveda which have
tremendous results without any side effects but the most common one which is known by all
is turmeric which has a tremendous multi-modal therapeutic effect towards COVID-19 effect
for effective prevention and proper management. Besides the use of turmeric there is also a
very effective medicinal touch to every medicine. This study examines multiple lines of data
that point to curcumin as a possible COVID-19 preventive and therapeutic option. It has
broad biological properties such as anti-inflammatory tori and antioxidant activities. A
betacoronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, causes severe pneumonitis. Due to its anti-inflammatory and
anti-inflammatory properties with no particular side effects, curcumin could potentially play a
role. When used with other medications to treat COVID-19 infection. Turmeric has a long
history in natural medicine. SARS-CoV-2 was neutralised in Vero E6 and human Calu3 cells
using turmeric extract, dissolved turmeric capsule contents, and pure curcumin at subtoxic
levels. Curcumin also lowered SARS-CoV-2 RNA levels in mice.