The potential use of virgin coconut oil as an adjunctive treatment for COVID-19: A review

Dacasin, Aira B.; Diagono, Dixie May B.; So, Paula; Bautista, Von Rovic L; Bucu, Michael Lorenzo B; Grano, Ruel Valerio R De; Yu, Gracia Fe B.; Bueno, Paolo Robert P.

doi:10.22271/phyto.2021.v10.i6a.14254

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“…Herbal medicine supplements, including VCO oil, which has a high vitamin E content, can help treat viral respiratory infections. Honey [8], Black Cumin (Nigella Sativa) [9] and VCO [10] contain substances that are antiviral, anti-allergic, antiplatelet, antiinflammatory, antitumor, and antioxidants. Honey has been clinically tested and reported to have excellent efficacies with habatussauda in the treatment of COVID-19 [11].…”

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Utilization of Herbal Supplements to Improve Health Quality after Suffering from Covid-19 Infection in Elderly Posyandu Partners

Annisa,

Antika,

Nisa

et al. 2023

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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This health promotion activity aims to increase knowledge and health quality of partner elderly groups in the use of herbal supplements, which consist of Black Seed, honey and Sumbawa oil. The implementation of this community service uses a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach, namely the active involvement of elderly Posyandu participants to utilize herbal supplements to support the treatment of Covid-19 for adjuvant treatment and care for post-Covid-19 infection, education, and health checks in the form of measuring body temperature, pressure blood and oxygen saturation. This activity begins with conducting a pretest to find out the knowledge of health promotion participants before conducting education and mentoring. Community service activities are continued by providing education, mentoring and ending with conducting an evaluation to assess post health education knowledge. Community service was carried out for partners for 1 month, by providing education about the benefits of herbal supplements to improve the health quality of patients after Covid-19 infection by reducing or eliminating persistent sequelae they experience. The results of providing education after the evaluation showed significant changes in the par-ticipants^ knowledge scores before and after education.

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Utilization of Herbal Supplements to Improve Health Quality after Suffering from Covid-19 Infection in Elderly Posyandu Partners

Annisa,

Antika,

Nisa

et al. 2023

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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In Vitro Immunomodulatory Activity of Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) with and without Bromelain Enzyme from Pineapple Waste (Ananas comosus (L) Merr)

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Immunomodulators are an essential part of the prevention process for treating various diseases related to the body’s immune system. This study aimed to determine the immunomodulatory activity of virgin coconut oil (VCO) with and without the enzyme bromelain in pineapple waste extract on the proliferation of mice lymphocyte cells through an in vitro test. VCO was made using two methods: enzymatic using bromelain enzyme (VCOb) from pineapple waste with 10, 25, and 50%, and mixing method without bromelain enzyme (VCOm). The two types of VCO produced were calculated for the yield, moisture content, free fatty acids (FFA), and physicochemical properties. For immunomodulatory activity, the test solution was taken from VCOb and VCOm with a variation concentration of 6.25, 12.5, 25, 50, and 100 µg/mL. Isolation of lymphocyte cells was obtained from the spleen organ of Swiss Webster strain mice which was performed aseptically with a ketamine-xylazine anesthetic. The lymphocyte cell proliferation test was performed using the MTT Assay, and the Optical Density was measured using a microplate reader at 550 nm. The results showed that 50% VCOb produced the highest yield and 22.22% higher than VCOm. However, the results showed that increasing bromelain enzyme concentration would increase the moisture content and free fatty acid content, but still below 0.2%. The VCOb and VCOm had immunomodulatory activity against mice lymphocyte cell proliferation. However, the immunomodulatory activity of VCO with bromelain enzyme from pineapple waste extract (VCOb) was higher than without bromelain enzyme (VCOm). The highest immunomodulatory activity was obtained at 100 µg/mL of VCOb with a percentage increase of 158.26% compared to negative controls, followed by VCOm of 100 µg/mL with a percentage increase of 137.66% compared to negative controls. The optimum dose of VCOm and VCOb for increasing the proliferation of mice lymphocyte cells has not been found.

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Pemanfaatan potensi lokal Desa Mokong Sumbawa NTB melalui pelatihan pembuatan Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO)

Chaidir¹,

Suharli²,

Kusdianawati³

et al. 2023

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The potential use of virgin coconut oil as an adjunctive treatment for COVID-19: A review

Cited by 3 publications

References 55 publications

Utilization of Herbal Supplements to Improve Health Quality after Suffering from Covid-19 Infection in Elderly Posyandu Partners

Utilization of Herbal Supplements to Improve Health Quality after Suffering from Covid-19 Infection in Elderly Posyandu Partners

In Vitro Immunomodulatory Activity of Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) with and without Bromelain Enzyme from Pineapple Waste (Ananas comosus (L) Merr)

Pemanfaatan potensi lokal Desa Mokong Sumbawa NTB melalui pelatihan pembuatan Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO)

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