Moroccan traditional treatment for fever and influenza, similar to symptoms of coronavirus COVID-19 disease: Mini Review

Abstract

Coronavirus disease is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and is the causative agent of a life-threatening disease that is of great concern to global public health. Currently, according to the definition given by Morocco's public health of this pandemic: "The symptoms described mainly evoke an acute respiratory infection (fever, cough, shortness of breath), but also breathing difficulties and pulmonary complications of pneumonia type are also described, as well as more severe forms. Digestive and ocular symptoms (conjunctivitis) have also been observed in some confirmed cases ". Human-to-human transmission of coronavirus infection has led to the isolation of patients who then received various drug treatments (chloroquine, lopinavir / ritonavir, teicoplanin, azithromycin, ...) who are likely to be administered are therefore those who allow to fight against its symptoms, on the other hand, the effectiveness of these drugs remains a big problem considering the large number of deaths mentioned in the totality. In the meantime, it's the global race to find a specific drug, stop this pandemic, we will present a traditional Moroccan treatment for fever and flu, the major symptoms similar to those of coronavirus disease, this treatment based on two (2) medicinal plants used in the countryside for several centuries (Since 19th century). May this minireview be helpful for conquering COVID-19 in the near future.