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Glycyrrhetinic Acid And Its Derivatives As Potential Alternative Medicine To Relieve Symptoms In Nonhospitalized Covid-19 Patients, Hong Ding, Wenjun Deng, Lingling Ding, Xiaoqun Ye, Shanye Yin, Weishan Huang
Glycyrrhetinic Acid And Its Derivatives As Potential Alternative Medicine To Relieve Symptoms In Nonhospitalized Covid-19 Patients, Hong Ding, Wenjun Deng, Lingling Ding, Xiaoqun Ye, Shanye Yin, Weishan Huang
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SARS-CoV-2 is highly infectious, and infection by this virus results in COVID-19, manifesting predominantly symptoms in the lower respiratory system. Detection of viral genomic materials by RT-PCR is the gold standard for diagnosis. Suspected COVID-19 patients who had a documented history of exposure and exhibited symptoms, but did not have positive PCR test results, were generally self-quarantined with prescriptions aiming to help attenuate their symptoms. These prescriptions are however neither specific nor highly effective for COVID-19 treatment. Given the rapidly growing pandemic and the overwhelmed medical system, the number of self-quarantined patients is increasing. There is an urgent need of …