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Covid-19 And Immunity Booster Plants

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                                       1* RAVI KUMAR,  SEEMA MARWAHA
                           1* Assistant Prof. Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar, Punjab,

                                               kumarravi5915@gmail.com

                           2 Associate Prof. Hans Raj Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Jalandhar, Punjab,
                                              seema_marwaha@rediff.com

               ABSTRACT

               The  immune  system  protects  against  viruses  and  diseases  and  activates  antibodies  to  kill
               pathogens.  SARS-cov-2  now  known  as  COVID-19  appeared  for  the  first  time  in  Wuhan,

               China, at the end of 2019. People are being affected by human-to-human transmission due to
               close contact and symptoms include high fever and severe respiratory illness. Aged people

               having many comorbidities are the most affected by COVID-19. Mortality rate of virus is
               very high and although vaccination has stated but it will take time for whole population to be

               vaccinated and still studies are going on to know that how long antibodies stay in body after

               vaccination  and  protect  against  future  infection.  In  the  present  scenario  it  is  important  to
               strengthen our immune system to control this dreadful disease and decrease the mortality rate

               especially  in  elderly  people.  The  ancient  medical  science  had  stated  long  ago  that  plants

               could do a lot to strengthen the immune system of the body. Herbes and spices proved to
               have great medicinal values. So the use of medicinal plants which act as immunity booster

               are very important  as they play  a role in  containing the infection.  In this  review different
               immunity  booster  plants  which  help  in  fighting  the  disease  are  discussed.  In  the  present

               review  will  highlight  the  importance  of  garlic,  ginger,  moringa,  neem,  tulsi,  triphala,  and
               turmeric as natural immune boosters.

               Key Words: Infection, Transmission, Immunity, Antibodies.

               INTRODUCTION
               Garlic has been used as a conventional medicine and holds a strong impact on some of CVD

               (cardio vascular disorder) hazard factors such as excessive serum lipids, blood stress, plasma
               viscosity, and platelet aggregation. Garlic supplement have a significant favorable effect on

               cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and HDL- cholesterol, and additionally beneficial in decreasing
               blood pressure and oxidative strain in hypertensive individuals. Dhawan and Jain, (2004) and

               these fine affects of garlic are dose based. Preventive outcomes of S-allyl-cysteine sulfoxide

               (SACS) in isoproterenol (ISO) brought about myocardial ischaemia. Garlic has been used as
               a stimulant, antiseptic, anthelminthic, antihypertensive, antisorbutic, diuretic and for the relief






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