A comprehensive review of the potential use of green tea polyphenols in the management of COVID‐19

TE Tallei, Fatimawali, NJ Niode… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Green tea is produced from Camellia sinensis (L.) buds and leaves that have not gone
through the oxidation and withering processes used to produce black and oolong teas. It …

Antiviral activity of green tea and black tea polyphenols in prophylaxis and treatment of COVID-19: A review

S Mhatre, T Srivastava, S Naik, V Patravale - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The rapid spread of novel coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 or nCoV has caused
countries all over the world to impose lockdowns and undertake stringent preventive …

Traditional herbal medicine candidates as complementary treatments for COVID‐19: A review of their mechanisms, pros and cons

RV Nugraha, H Ridwansyah, M Ghozali… - Evidence‐Based …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is a new infectious disease caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) that belongs to the coronavirus family …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing activity of polyphenols in a special green tea extract preparation

E Kicker, G Tittel, T Schaller, EM Pferschy-Wenzig… - Phytomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to threaten our health care systems in
the next years. In addition to vaccination there is a need for effective tools for prevention and …

The add-on effect of Chinese herbal medicine on COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

X Luo, X Ni, J Lin, Y Zhang, L Wu, D Huang, Y Liu… - Phytomedicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is thought to be a potential intervention in the
treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Purpose This study aimed to investigate the …

Nanotechnological approaches to enhance the bioavailability and therapeutic efficacy of green tea polyphenols

P Puligundla, C Mok, S Ko, J Liang… - Journal of Functional …, 2017 - Elsevier
Green tea contains numerous bioactive compounds that may provide multiple health
benefits, including antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, anti-proliferative, anti …

Potential protective mechanisms of green tea polyphenol EGCG against COVID-19

Z Zhang, X Zhang, K Bi, Y He, W Yan, CS Yang… - Trends in food science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The world is in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this comprehensive
review, we discuss the potential protective effects of (−)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) …

Chinese herbal medicine for coronavirus disease 2019: A systematic review and meta-analysis

X Xiong, P Wang, K Su, WC Cho, Y Xing - Pharmacological research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Currently, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which can lead to severe
respiratory failure and death, is now a global pandemic with no specific anti-viral drugs or …

Herbal medicine for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

L Ang, E Song, HW Lee, MS Lee - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a worldwide
outbreak of respiratory illness. This review aims to evaluate the effectiveness and adverse …

Significant inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro by a green tea catechin, a catechin-derivative, and black tea galloylated theaflavins

E Ohgitani, M Shin-Ya, M Ichitani, M Kobayashi… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Potential effects of tea and its constituents on SARS-CoV-2 infection were assessed in vitro.
Infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 was decreased to 1/100 to undetectable levels after a treatment …