Journal of
Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

  • Abbreviation: J. Pharmacognosy Phytother.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2502
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 234

Review

Medicinal plant-derived compounds as potential phytotherapy forCOVID-19: Future perspectives

Salama M. El-Darier
  • Salama M. El-Darier
  • Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, 21500, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Suzan A. Rashed
  • Suzan A. Rashed
  • Biotechnology Program, Basic and Applied Sciences (BAS) Institute, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), New Borg El-Arab city, Alexandria, Egypt. 2Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, 21500, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Ayat Fayez
  • Ayat Fayez
  • Biotechnology Program, Basic and Applied Sciences (BAS) Institute, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), New Borg El-Arab city, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Sarah S. Hassanein
Muhammed R. Sharaby
  • Muhammed R. Sharaby
  • Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, 21500, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Noran M. Tawfik
  • Noran M. Tawfik
  • Biotechnology Program, Basic and Applied Sciences (BAS) Institute, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), New Borg El-Arab city, Alexandria, Egypt. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, 41522, Ismailia, Egypt.
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Heba Mansour
  • Heba Mansour
  • Biotechnology Program, Basic and Applied Sciences (BAS) Institute, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), New Borg El-Arab city, Alexandria, Egypt. 5Polymeric Materials Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), 21934, New Borg El-Arab City, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Mohamed Adel
  • Mohamed Adel
  • Biotechnology Program, Basic and Applied Sciences (BAS) Institute, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), New Borg El-Arab city, Alexandria, Egypt. 6Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, 11790, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 01 January 2021
  •  Accepted: 11 April 2021
  •  Published: 31 August 2021

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