Antiviral activities of ginseng and its potential and putative benefits against monkeypox virus: A mini review

Rajib Chandra Das; Zubair Ahmed Ratan; Md Mustafizur Rahman; Nusrat Jahan Runa; Susmita Mondal; Konstantin Konstantinov; Hassan Hosseinzadeh; Jae Youl Cho

Journal of Ginseng Research (Nov 2023)

Antiviral activities of ginseng and its potential and putative benefits against monkeypox virus: A mini review

Rajib Chandra Das,
Zubair Ahmed Ratan,
Md Mustafizur Rahman,
Nusrat Jahan Runa,
Susmita Mondal,
Konstantin Konstantinov,
Hassan Hosseinzadeh,
Jae Youl Cho

Affiliations

Rajib Chandra Das: Institute for Superconducting and Electronics Materials (ISEM), University of Wollongong (UOW), Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
Zubair Ahmed Ratan: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering & Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh; School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Md Mustafizur Rahman: Infectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Nusrat Jahan Runa: Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Susmita Mondal: Institute for Superconducting and Electronics Materials (ISEM), University of Wollongong (UOW), Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Konstantin Konstantinov: Institute for Superconducting and Electronics Materials (ISEM), University of Wollongong (UOW), Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Hassan Hosseinzadeh: School of Health and Society, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Jae Youl Cho: Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea; Department of Biocosmetics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea; Research Institute of Biomolecule Control and Biomedical Institute for Convergence at SKKU, Suwon, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author. Department of Integrative Biotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 47, no. 6
pp. 687 – 693

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Due to the Covid-19 pandemic more than 6 million people have died, and it has bought unprecedented challenges to our lives. The recent outbreak of monkeypox virus (MPXV) has brought out new tensions among the scientific community. Currently, there is no specific treatment protocol for MPXV. Several antivirals, vaccinia immune globulin (VIG) and smallpox vaccines have been used to treat MPXV. Ginseng, one of the more famous among traditional medicines, has been used for infectious disease for thousands of years. It has shown promising antiviral effects. Ginseng could be used as a potential adaptogenic agent to help prevent infection by MPXV along with other drugs and vaccines. In this mini review, we explore the possible use of ginseng in MPXV prevention based on its antiviral activity.

Published in Journal of Ginseng Research

ISSN: 1226-8453 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Korea, Republic of
LCC subjects: Science: Botany
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-ginseng-research/

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