Comparative Analysis of the Efficiency of Medicinal Plants for the Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19

Table 4

Comparison between the effectiveness of the plants and the symptomatic therapy of COVID-19.

Symptom	Medicinal plant
	Chamaenerion angustifolium Seg.	Glycyrrhiza spp.	Nigella sativa	Artemisia annua	Artemisia vulgaris	Inula helenium	Aloe vera	Colchicum autumnale	Filipendula ulmaria
Pulmonary fibrosis [15]	V	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Blood thickening, thrombosis, and embolisms [13]	V	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	V
Cytokine storm, body temperature rise, chills, fever, and conjunctivitis [119]	V	V	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Impaired regulation of blood pressure (hypertensive crises, and hypotension) [119]	V	V	V	—	—	—	—	V	V
Muscle and joint pain, chest pain and/or discomfort, and weakness [119]	V	—	—	—	—	—	—	V	V
Headache [15, 119]	V	—	V	V	V	—	—	V	V
Gastrointestinal ulcers, inflammation of the mucosa of the stomach and intestines [119]	V	—	V	V	V	V	V	V	V
Intoxication [24, 25]	V	—	V	—	—	—	—	V	V
Metabolic disorders [24, 25]	V	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fatigue [24, 26].	V	—	V	V	V	—	—	—	V
Disturbances of sleep, irritability [24, 26]	V	—	V	V	V	—	—	—	V
Epilepsy fit, confusion, decreased level of consciousness (sometimes accompanied by seizures), and neurocognitive symptoms [24, 26]	V	—	V	—	V	—	—	—	V
Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea [24, 25]	V	—	—	—	V	—	—	V	V
Myocarditis, heart rhythm disorders, acute and heart failure [13, 119]	V	V	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Various types of skin rashes, skin diseases: furunculosis, acne eruption, eczema, dermatitis, and hair loss [29, 119]	V	—	V	V	V	—	V	—	V
Sore throat, dry, and wet cough [15, 120]	V	V	—	—	V	V	—	—	V
Psychological disorders (depression, emotional lability, and anxiety) [24, 26]	V	—	V	V	V	—	—	—	V
Hypoxemia [121]	V	—	—	—	—	—	—	V	V

“V”- marked therapeutic effect; “—”- no therapeutic effect was recorded.