Phytochemicals of Withania somnifera as a Future Promising Drug against SARS-CoV-2: Pharmacological Role, Molecular Mechanism, Molecular Docking Evaluation, and Efficient Delivery

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Phytochemicals of Withania somnifera as a Future Promising Drug against SARS-CoV-2: Pharmacological Role, Molecular Mechanism, Molecular Docking Evaluation, and Efficient Delivery

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has killed millions of people since first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Intriguingly, Withania somnifera (WS) has shown promising antiviral effects against numerous viral infections, including SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2, which are contributed by its phytoche...

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Published in:	Microorganisms
Main Author:	Ramli S.; Wu Y.S.; Batumalaie K.; Guad R.M.; Choy K.W.; Kumar A.; Gopinath S.C.B.; Rahman Sarker M.M.; Subramaniyan V.; Sekar M.; Fuloria N.K.; Fuloria S.; Chinni S.V.; Ramachawolran G.
Format:	Review
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI 2023
Online Access:	https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85156274942&doi=10.3390%2fmicroorganisms11041000&partnerID=40&md5=6bf79d02b3e6af61281ab3ee746d8b09

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