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World J Exp Med. Sep 20, 2024; 14(3): 95512
Published online Sep 20, 2024. doi: 10.5493/wjem.v14.i3.95512
Phytochemical analysis of Tinospora cordifolia and Withania somnifera and their therapeutic activities with special reference to COVID-19
Prateek Rai, Tanya Garain, Deepshikha Gupta
Prateek Rai, Tanya Garain, Deepshikha Gupta, Chemistry, Amity Institute of Applied Sciences, Amity University, Noida 201301, Uttar Pradesh, India
Co-first authors: Prateek Rai and Tanya Garain.
Author contributions: Gupta D contributed to conceptualization, review, editing, and supervision; Rai P and Garain T contributed to original draft preparation, literature search, resources, and writing; All authors reviewed the successive versions of the manuscript and read and agreed to the last version of the manuscript for publication. Rai P and Garain T contributed equally in their efforts as outlined above and their collaboration was crucial to this paper’s generation and publication, and as such they merit co-first authorship.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No competing interests or conflicts to declare.
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Corresponding author: Deepshikha Gupta, BSc, MSc, PhD, Professor, Chemistry, Amity Institute of Applied Sciences, Amity University, Sector 125, Noida, State- Uttar Pradesh, Noida-India, Noida 201301, Uttar Pradesh, India. deep34.gupta@gmail.com
Received: April 11, 2024
Revised: July 19, 2024
Accepted: July 29, 2024
Published online: September 20, 2024
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Core Tip: This review provides insights into the phytochemical profiles and therapeutic activities of Tinospora cordifolia and Withania somnifera, which are medicinally significant plants of great importance in the practice of traditional medicine. Currently, the potential of these plants as antiviral agents against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), particularly SARS-CoV-2, is of interest.