Document Abstract
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Sharply spreading from Wuhan to all habited continents of the world, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2019. Total cases of corona are confirmed in India is about 10.3 M. The war on multidrug resistance (MDR) has resulted in the greatest deficit to the world’s economy including India. Antibiotics are the wonder drug of the 20th century have played a central role in treating infectious diseases. However, the irregular, inappropriate, and irrational uses of antibiotics have resulted in the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. This has resulted in an increased interest in medicinal plants since 30–50% of current pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals are plant-derived. Plant’s metabolites are a source of countless medicinal compounds, while the diversity of multiscale chemical structures has made them superior to treat serious diseases. About 242 plants from 96 families found to have antiviral activity and Among them, 149 plants from 71 families were screened for the identification of the major plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) that might be effective for this COVID-19 pandemic. Different traditional medicinal plants, herbs and their bioactive components that help in strengthening our immune system and also play key role in combatting microbial and viral infections including COVID-19. In this article we discussed about the medicinal plants and their extract and will help to the researchers and industries to identify and investigate potential medicinal plants that can meet their interests for various applications including development of herbal/Ayurvedic antiviral drugs, designing antimicrobial/antiviral compound’s.