© 2020 Guy Stéphane PADZYS
2020 — № 1 (19)
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Padzys G. S. (2020). Infekcija SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): pozicija gabonskoj tradicionnoj farmokopei [SARS-CoV-2 Infection (COVID-19): Stance of Traditional Gabonese Pharmacopoeia]. Medicinskaja antropologija i biojetika [Medical Anthropology and Bioethics], 1 (19).
Author info:
Guy Stéphane Padzys, PhD, is a teacher and researcher at the University of Sciences and Technologies in Masuku (Universite des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku, Gabon).
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, healing herbs, Annickia chlorantha, Alstonia bonnei, Picralima, alkaloids
Abstract. The article describes a combined therapy of SARS-CoV-2 including the use of a healing herbs infusion, rich in alkaloids. Alkaloids are known for their anti-viral effect based on inhibiting the virus replication through blockage of viral DNA polymerase. This approach could contribute to the search for a solution to the COVID-19 problem.
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