The contribution of propolis in the treatment of COVID-19 (SARS-COV-2): integrative review
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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i7.30360Keywords:
Propolis; Coronavirus; Phytotherapy; Pandemic; Health teaching.Abstract
The purpose of this study was to identify in the literature publications on the contribution of propolis in the treatment of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2). To this end, an integrative literature review was conducted with articles published from 2020 to 2021, indexed in the CAPES, SciELO, and Google Academic databases using the descriptors: "propolis," "coronavirus," "phytotherapy," and "pandemic. Eight articles were included in the review, of these, two conducted clinical trials with patients suspected or infected by coronavirus and placebo group, where participants who received propolis had reduced symptoms of the disease, as well as hospitalization time. While six studies worked with a computer simulation approach to test the binding affinity of compounds such as terpenes and flavonoids from honey and propolis as inhibitors against the essential enzymes of COVID-19. Of these, the following compounds had the strongest interactions with the target enzymes: p-coumaric acid, ellagic acid, kaempferol, quercetin, glasperin A, broussoflavonol F, rutin, isorhamnetin, caffeic acid phenethyl ester, and octatriacontyl pentafluoropropionate. These are considered effective and promising inhibitors for the treatment against COVID-19. The authors recommend further investigations, including in vivo to evaluate the predicted affinity of the selected compounds. Despite the encouraging results, it can be concluded that when evaluating the outcomes of the articles included in this review, the use of propolis in protocols is not yet recommended, before further clinical studies are performed.
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