| Summary: | With each passing day since December 2019, more cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) infection are being detected and it has spread through all continents of the world except in Antarctica. The virus is transmitted through contact with an infected environment or person, and the symptoms include fever, cough, and then the difficulty in breathing. Health care systems of so many countries are overwhelmed with limited therapeutic options available and no vaccine has yet been approved. Africa also with its poor health care systems could be the worst hit continent if other therapeutic alternatives are not explored. Hence this review looked into the source and origin of the Covid-19 infection and alternative therapeutic option through the use of available and cheap medicinal foods and plants that have been touted to alleviate similar infections. The review findings have likewise demonstrated the inhibitory activities of selected food crops and plants against human viruses similar to the novel Covid-19 virus.
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