Alternative Medicine Interventions for COVID-19

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, May Nasser Bin-Jumah, Sarah I. Alothman, Hanan A. Henidi (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XII, 284 Seiten

2021 | 2021
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-67988-0 (ISBN)

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This research volume examines the available alternative, complementary, pharmaceutical and vaccine methods for treating, mitigating, or preventing COVID-19. Coverage includes traditional Chinese medicine, herbal remedies, nutraceutical/dietary options, and drug/vaccine therapies. All the methods discussed will be critically examined to provide readers with a full, unbiased overview that includes pros/cons of each method. While the nature of COVID-19 is still being studied, and new research and theories are being published daily, this book endeavors to provide readers with a comprehensive summary of current research on alternative and mainstream treatment and prevention methods.

Dr. Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq, has a PhD in Pharmacognosy from University of Karachi, Pakistan. He also has a LLB from Pakistan and LLM-IP from Turin University Italy. Currently serving Office of Research, Innovation and Commercialization, Lahore College for Women University as Senior Manager. Previously he served as Patent Examiner in The Patent Office, IPO Pakistan (Ministry of Commerce) for 8 years. He received Patent trainings from Japan, Korea, Malaysia, USA and France. He has published 2 books with Springer, more than 120 research and review papers with total IF of 120 and total Google Scholar Citations of 4000.He is peer reviewer of many journals published by Elsevier and Springer. He won RPA from Pakistan Council for Science and Technology (PCST), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) from 2010-2015.

1. Introduction to COVID-19.- 2. Medicinal plants as COVID-19 remedy.- 3. Traditional Chinese Medicines as possibly remedy Against SARS- CoV-2.- 4. Plant natural products against COVID-19.- 5. Foods as first defense against COVID-19.- 6. Drugs for the treatment of COVID-19.- 7. COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines.- 8. Recent updates in vaccine development against COVID-19.- 9. Recent developments in therapeutic approaches against COVID-19.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.04.2021
Zusatzinfo	XII, 284 p. 120 illus., 68 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	612 g
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
Schlagworte	Alternative medicine • Bioactive Compounds • complementary medicine • Coronavirus • herbal medicine • Nutraceuticals • SARS-CoV-2 • therapeutics • Traditional Chinese Medicine
ISBN-10	3-030-67988-8 / 3030679888
ISBN-13	978-3-030-67988-0 / 9783030679880
Zustand	Neuware