MATHEMATICS OF COVID-19 IN INDIA AND THEIR POSSIBLE CONTROL BY Allium sativum (L.)

SARS-CoV-2 belongs to the betacoronavirus genus. Betacoronaviruses infect mammals, are zoonotic pathogens, and can cause severe respiratory disease in human being. Till date there are no drugs or vaccine to control the infection of this pandemic disease. The present comprehensive review is therefore an effort to give detailed information about Allium sativum (Garlic) against nCoronavirus. The ayurveda and other traditional system of medicine in India described garlic and other medicinal herbs are used against various epidemics time-to-time. Alternatively, a number of literature noted that compounds extracted from garlic and other group of alliums such as allicin, diallytrisulfide, azoene and quercetin exhibit antiviral activity.