Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reviews Review Faculty Publications- Reviews Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Medicinal plants, phytochemicals, and herbs to combat viral pathogens including sars-cov-2 Subject The topic of the resource Antiviral agents; COVID-19; Herbs; Medicinal plants; Phytochemicals; SARS-CoV-2 Description An account of the resource The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), is the most important health issue, internationally. With no specific and effective antiviral therapy for COVID-19, new or repurposed antiviral are urgently needed. Phytochemicals pose a ray of hope for human health during this pandemic, and a great deal of research is concentrated on it. Phytochemicals have been used as antiviral agents against several viruses since they could inhibit several viruses via different mechanisms of direct inhibition either at the viral entry point or the replication stages and via immunomodulation potentials. Recent evidence also suggests that some plants and its components have shown promising antiviral properties against SARS-CoV-2. This review summarizes certain phytochemical agents along with their mode of actions and potential antiviral activities against important viral pathogens. A special focus has been given on medicinal plants and their extracts as well as herbs which have shown promising results to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection and can be useful in treating patients with COVID-19 as alternatives for treatment under phytotherapy approaches during this devastating pandemic situation. 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Anand A.V.; Balamuralikrishnan B.; Kaviya M.; Bharathi K.; Parithathvi A.; Arun M.; Senthilkumar N.; Velayuthaprabhu S.; Saradhadevi M.; Al-Dhabi N.A.; Arasu M.V.; Yatoo M.I.; Tiwari R.; Dhama K. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Molecules, Vol-26, No. 6 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available MDPI AG Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26061775" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26061775</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85103862999&amp;doi=10.3390%2Fmolecules26061775&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=0874bd73dcdca78210840bf5f73f623f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85103862999&amp;doi=10.3390%2fmolecules26061775&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=0874bd73dcdca78210840bf5f73f623f</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 14203049; PubMed ID: 33809963; CODEN: MOLEF Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Review Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Anand A.V., Medical Genetics and Epigenetics Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641046, India; Balamuralikrishnan B., Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, South Korea; Kaviya M., Medical Genetics and Epigenetics Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641046, India; Bharathi K., Medical Genetics and Epigenetics Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641046, India; Parithathvi A., Medical Genetics and Epigenetics Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641046, India; Arun M., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, India; Senthilkumar N., Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB), Forest Campus, Cowley Brown Road, RS Puram, Coimbatore, 641002, India; Velayuthaprabhu S., Department of Biotechnology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641046, India; Saradhadevi M., Department of Biochemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641046, India; Al-Dhabi N.A., Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Arasu M.V., Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia, Xavier Research Foundation, St. Xaviers College, Palayamkottai, Thirunelveli, 627002, India; Yatoo M.I., Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, 190006, India; Tiwari R., Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Sciences, UP Deen Dayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalay Evum Go-Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura, 281001, India; Dhama K., Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, 243122, India