These species are listed as an alternative medicine to boost people’s immunity by the Nepalese Ministry of Health.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, 63 medicinal plant species used to prevent COVID-19 were investigated and recorded in a Nepal study. The most commonly used species in Nepal, such as Zingiber officinale, Curcuma angustifolia, and Allium sativum L., were the most cited. These species are listed as an alternative medicine to boost people’s immunity by the Nepalese Ministry of Health. Plants such as C. angustifolia, Cuminum cyminum, A. sativum L., Terminalia bellirica, Z. officinale, Ocimum tenuiflorum, Cinnamomum species, Piper nigrum, Vitis vinifera, and Citrus spp. have also been recommended by the Indian government to boost immunity but does not claim to cure or treat COVID-196.