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POTENTIAL ROLE OF CURCUMIN AS A TREATMENT OPTION FOR COVID-19: A REVIEW

Severe Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes CoV disease 2019 (COVID-19) which is presently a pandemic declared by world health organization. Treatment modalities for this disease are being explored. Curcumin the phytoconstituent of Curcuma longa, can be a potential treatment for COVID-19 because various findings suggest its therapeutic properties like antioxidant, antiemetic, antifatigue effects which can potentially manage symptoms and signs of COVID-19, also it has antiviral properties such as impeding the viral binding to host cell as well as replication. It has restrictive actions on viral protease as well and having inhibitory actions on pro-inflammatory cytokine molecules.Thus, it alleviates symptoms due to inflammation such as fibrosis and edema in pulmonary region. Broncho dilatory effects of curcumin as well as suppression of cough via acting on bradykinin thus curcumin can alleviate symptoms such as cough in COVID-19 sufferers. Curcumin also has preventive actionson Cardiovascular and renal damage due to COVID-19. All these potential activities suggest the possible use of curcumin in management of COVID-19. Clinical studies should be considered to explore the same. In this review we highlight the potential therapeutic effects of curcumin against COVID-19.