El Sayed Salah Mohamed, Aboonq Moutasem Salih, Aljehani Yasmeen Talal, Hassan Mohammad Ahmad, Abou El-Magd Rabab M, Abdelrahman Abdelrahman I, El-Tahlawi Rehab, Nabo Manal Mohamed Helmy, Yousef Reda S, Mahmoud Ahmed Alamir, Elsayed Yasser Yahia, Abu-Elnaga Mostafa, Soliman Tamer M, Abdel-Gawad Abdelhady Ragab, Elshazley Momen, Baghdadi Hussam, El-Sawy Samer, Mahmoud Hany Salah, El-Anzi Mariam E, Alharbi Mansour Barakah
Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Taibah Faculty of Medicine, Taibah University Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Medical Biochemistry, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University Egypt.
Am J Blood Res. 2020 Dec 15;10(6):397-406. eCollection 2020.
Public prophylaxis to decrease the emergence of new daily COVID-19 cases is vital. Adjuvant TaibUVID nutritional supplements are promising home-made or hospital-made supplements suggested for rapidly preventing and treating COVID-19 pandemic. We report here a 44 years old male physician who caught COVID-19 infection at hospital in Egypt with confirmed positive nasopharyngeal swab PCR. Ethical committee approval and informed patient's consent were gained before performing this study. Chest X-ray revealed increased bronchovascular markings. Close follow-up was done with no treatment given and he was sent for home isolation. Few days later, he developed progressive non-productive cough and a sense of difficult breathing with no associated fever or chest pain. An antitussive drug was given to him. The patient read about TaibUVID supplements from social media and started to feel improvement after TaibUVID inhalation therapy (using the heated solution of nigella sativa and chamomile five times a day). He also received a home-made TaibUVID nutritional supplement (nigella sativa, chamomile and natural honey) five times daily for four consecutive days. The next day, he was quite better with mild symptoms. Two days later, nasopharyngeal swab PCR was negative while other patients still had positive nasopharyngeal swabs. As few attacks of mild cough and breathing difficulty existed, he was admitted to hospital. A nasopharyngeal swab PCR was done for him again and the result was negative also. Blood gases were normal. He had lymphocytosis (possibly due to TaibUVID effects) that counteract lymphopenia seen in COVID-19 patients. Biochemical and hematological evaluation were quite normal apart from increased serum chloride and lactate dehydrogenase. There was a mild decrease in serum CO and alkaline phosphatase. Chest CT report revealed symmetrically inflated both lungs with non-specific focal nodular infiltrates (scattered in basal and medial lung segments) in left lower lobes with faint ground glass opacities. He was discharged home. Few days later, he was quite improved with no symptoms and returned to his work comfortably. In conclusion, TaibUVID nutritional supplements may be effective in rapidly changing the nasopharyngeal swab PCR from positive to negative. TaibUVID nutritional supplements are advisable as a natural, safe and effective prophylaxis to stop COVID-19 infectiousness, transmission and emergence of new cases. Clinical studies to investigate TaibUVID nutritional benefits are strongly recommended. TaibUVID may be promising and recommended for public prophylaxis to decrease emergence of new COVID-19 cases.
采取公共预防措施以减少新型冠状病毒肺炎(COVID-19)每日新增病例至关重要。辅助性的太卜维德(TaibUVID)营养补充剂是有望用于家庭自制或医院自制的补充剂,被建议用于快速预防和治疗COVID-19大流行。我们在此报告一名44岁的男性医生,他在埃及一家医院感染了COVID-19,鼻咽拭子PCR检测呈确诊阳性。在开展本研究前获得了伦理委员会批准和患者知情同意。胸部X光显示支气管血管纹理增多。在未给予治疗的情况下进行密切随访,并让他居家隔离。几天后,他出现进行性干咳和呼吸困难感,无发热或胸痛。给他使用了一种止咳药。该患者从社交媒体上了解到太卜维德补充剂,在进行太卜维德吸入疗法(每天使用黑种草和洋甘菊的加热溶液5次)后开始感觉病情好转。他还连续4天每天服用5次自制的太卜维德营养补充剂(黑种草、洋甘菊和天然蜂蜜)。第二天,他病情明显好转,症状轻微。两天后,他的鼻咽拭子PCR检测呈阴性,而其他患者的鼻咽拭子仍为阳性。由于仍有轻微咳嗽和呼吸困难发作,他被收治入院。再次对他进行鼻咽拭子PCR检测,结果也为阴性。血气正常。他出现淋巴细胞增多(可能是由于太卜维德的作用),这抵消了COVID-19患者中出现的淋巴细胞减少。除血清氯和乳酸脱氢酶升高外,生化和血液学评估基本正常。血清一氧化碳和碱性磷酸酶略有下降。胸部CT报告显示双肺对称充气,左肺下叶有非特异性局灶性结节状浸润(散在基底段和内侧肺段),伴有模糊的磨玻璃影。他出院回家。几天后,他病情明显改善,无症状,舒适地重返工作岗位。总之,太卜维德营养补充剂可能有效地使鼻咽拭子PCR检测结果从阳性迅速转为阴性。太卜维德营养补充剂作为一种天然、安全且有效的预防措施,可阻止COVID-19的传染性、传播及新病例出现,是可取的。强烈建议开展临床研究以调查太卜维德的营养益处。太卜维德可能很有前景,推荐用于公共预防以减少新的COVID-19病例出现。