covid19 treatment by essential oils (EOs)

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CoViD19 treatment through essential oils (EOs)

novel corona virus disease treatment ( CoViD19) treatment can be done by using antiviral essential oils for treating influenza.                           

Many essential oils (EOs)  can be used as a remedy for anti-influenza virus.According to research paper published in "American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products" .Out of ten essential oil four of them resulted in an anti-influenza effect even at low quantity. Some showed better results in liquid phase and also can be more effective if these oils will be taken in vaporized form.{Refer(1)}

The Essential oil details are as follows.
 

- Cinnamomum zeylanicum:

Origin: Sri Lanka

Oil extracted from: 

Cinnamon leaves

Main component:  Eugenol.

 Packed/marketed: Aura Cacia

Result:  showed a positive response against the influenza virus at low quantity/concentration but in the liquid phase.

 - Eugenol: which is the main constituent of Cinnamomum zeylanicum showed for above98% plaque reduction of influenza about 10 minutes of duration when taken in vaporized form.               {Refer (2)}
 

- Citrus  bergamia:

Origin: Italy

 Oil extracted from peel of Bergamot fruit

Main component:  negative linalyl acetate, positive-limonene, negative-linalool, gamma terpinene, alpha(α) terpinene, alpha (α)pinene and (β)beta-pinene.

 Packed/marketed: Aura Cacia

Result:  showed its effect at low quantity/concentration in its vapor phase against the influenza virus about 10minute exposure.                {Refer (3,4)}

              

-Thymus  vulgaris: 

Origin: Spain

 Oil extracted from Red Thyme lie above-ground plant parts which is not completely dried

Main component: 1,8-cineole Terpenyl acetate Borneol

 Packed/marketed: Aura Cacia

Result: The liquid phase with low concentration resulted in the antiviral activity.                        {Refer (5)}  

- Eucalyptus globulus (family of Myrtaceae): 

Origin: South Africa

Oil Extracted from Eucalyptus Leaves and twigs(Julia lawless)

Main component: 1,8- Cineole, α-Pinene

 Packed/marketed: Aqua Oleum

Result:showed effective result against influenza virus only in 10 minutes.                                                                               {Refer (6)}     

- The Citronellol (family of Geraniaceae): 

Origin: China

Oil  Extracted from : leaves and flowering branchlets of  Geranium

 Packed/marketed: Aura Cacia

Result: The antiviral activity for maximum plaque reduction of influenza about 10 minutes when vaporized.              {Refer (7,8)}                                                        

H/Dr. Abdul Wahid Anwar,
DHMS, FTJ.
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Email: wahidrwp@live.com
Skype : wahidrwp

References:

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1. Selvarani Vimalanathan, James Hudson . Anti-influenza virus activity of essential oils and vapors,American Journal of Essential Oils and Natural Products

SSN: 2321 9114, AJEONP 2014; 2 (1): 47-53 , 2014  AkiNik Publications

2.  Paranagama  PA,  Wimalasena  S,  Jayatilake  GS,  Jayawardena , AL, Senanayake UM, Mubarak AM  et al. A comparison of essential oil constituents of bark, leaf, root and  fruit  of  cinnamon  (Cinnamomum  zeylanicum  Blum) grown  in  Sri  Lanka.  J  Natl  Sci  Found  Sri  Lanka  2001;
29:147-53.
 

3. Melliou  E,  Michaelakis  A,  Koliopoulos  G,  Skaltsounis AL, Magiatis P. High-quality bergamot oil from Greece: Chemical  analysis  using  chiral  gas  chromatography  and larvicidal  activity  against  the  West  Nile  virus  vector. Molecules 2009; 14:839-49.

4. Menichini  F,  Tundis  R,  Loizzo  MR,  Bonesi  M, Provenzano E, De-Cindio B, Menichini  F. In vitro photoinduced  cytotoxic  activity  of  Citrus  bergamia  and  C. medica  L. cv. Diamante peel essential oils and identified active coumarins. Pharm Biol 2010; 48:1059-65.

5. Jordan  MJ,  Martìnez  R,  Goodner  KL,  Baldwin  EA, Sotomayor  JA.  Seasonal  variation  of  thymus hyemalislange  and  Spanish  Thymus  vulgaris  L.  essential oils  composition.  Industrial  Crops  and  Products  2006; 24(3):253-263.

6.Tyagi A, Malik A. Antimicrobial potential and chemical composition  of  Eucalyptus  globulus  oil  in  liquid  and vapour phase against food spoilage microorganisms. Food
Chemistry 2011; 126:228-35.

7. Rana  VS,  Juyal  JP,  Amparo  BM.  Chemical  constituents of  essential  oil  of  Pelargonium  graveolens leaves. International Journal of Aromatherapy 2002; 12:216-8.

8. Boukhris  M,  Simmonds  MS,  Sayadi  S,  Bouaziz  M. 
Chemical  composition  and  biological  activities of polar extracts and essential oil of rose-scented geranium, pelargonium graveolens.  Phytotherapy  Research  PTR 2013; 27(8):1206-1213.