Narra X
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2023): August 2023

Essential oils for COVID-19 management: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Teuku F. Duta (Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia)
Diva R. Rizki (Medical Research Unit, School of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia)
Agnia Purnama (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia)
Marius Rademaker (Clinical Trial New Zealand, Waikato Hospital Campus, Hamilton, New Zealand)
Uwe Wollina (Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Städtisches Klinikum Dresden, Academic Teaching Hospital, Dresden, Germany)
Yogesh Acharya (Western Vascular Institute, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland)
Ziad Abdeen (Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, East Jerusalem, Palestine)
Sandro G. V. Rosa (Division of Pharmacy, National Institute of Industrial Property, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Henning B. Nielsen (Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Zealand University Hospital Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark
Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Kannan Subbaram (School of Medicine, The Maldives National University, Maldives)

Article Info

Publish Date
31 Aug 2023

Abstract

Essential oils can be a beneficial adjuvant therapy in managing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This systematic review aims to evaluate the efficacy of essential oils in ameliorative COVID-19-related symptoms. Published studies reporting the efficacy of essential oils as adjuvant therapy for COVID-19 were screened on Scillit, Scopus, SciFinder, and PubMed (December 7th, 2022). Inclusion criteria include the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) participated by those diagnosed with COVID-19 and treated with essential oils as adjuvant therapy. Quality assessment was carried out using Cochrane ‘risk-of-bias’ 2.0 tool. A total of 2112 records were retrieved from the initial screening, which was reduced to four publications (n=344 individuals). The foregoing studies reported that essential oils could improve the recovery rate, alleviate post-COVID-19 fatigue, and prevent disease progression. Regarding their potential antiviral activity, better designed studies are needed. In conclusion, essential oils as adjuvant therapy are beneficial in ameliorating mild COVID-19 symptoms.

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Narra X
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PT Narra Sains Indonesia

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Biochemistry, Genetics & Molecular Biology Chemistry Immunology & microbiology Materials Science & Nanotechnology Medicine & Pharmacology Physics Public Health

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Narra X is a multidisciplinary journal, published three times in a year (April, August, and December). The journal aims to act as a platform for rapid scientific communication while upholding the highest integrity. Articles are published in a form of Original articles, Short Report, Case Reports, ...