Curcumin A Better Medicine to Treat Coronavirus- A Review

Abstract

Curcumin, a yellow pigment, which is a bioactive compound in Turmeric, is a polyphenol derivative used as
an herbal medicine to treat remedies. Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is caused due to coronavirus
which is an infectious and dangerous virus. Coronavirus causes severe infections in humans and also in
different species of animals. Curcumin has multi properties in which one of them is anti-viral, which may
help in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Curcumin can be taken by the means of food and
studies show that there are no side effects, caused due to its consumption. Turmeric is the main source of
Curcumin; RDA of Curcumin is 3mg/kg/day. Some of its properties include: anti-viral, anti-inflammatory,
anti-bacterial, anti-parasitic, anti-tumor, anti-microbial activities. It also has the ability to gene transcription
the viral strains like coronavirus, and maybe a possible treatment in treating COVID-19. Curcumin as
exhibits anti-viral properties and acts on viral strains for gene transcription, can be a possible treatment in
prevention and treating COVID-19.