The Effects of Zingiber Officinale and Propolis Supplementation on Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients' Oxygen Saturation

  • Ratih Dewi Yudhani Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6781-8251
  • Yuliana Heri Suselo Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami No.36 A, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, 57126 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9899-4247
  • Dwi Rahayu Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami No.36 A, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, 57126
  • Jatu Aphridasari Department of Pulmonology, Dr. Moewardi Hospital / Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Kolonel Sutarto No.132, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, 57126
  • Hartono Hartono Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami No.36 A, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, 57126
Keywords: Covid-19, Hospitalized patients, Propolis, Zingiber officinale, Supplementation

Abstract

Antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and supportive therapy are required in the Covid-19 management, whilst there is no available specific antiviral for Covid-19 patients. Zingiber officinale and Propolis were reported to suppress the pro-inflammatory cytokines and their safety profiles were considered in several toxicity studies. However, their efficacy in hospitalized Covid-19 patients has not been clarified yet. This study explored the activity of Z. officinale and Propolis in modulating the clinical signs and hematology parameters in hospitalized Covid-19 patients. A total of 22 subjects were divided into a control group (standard therapy), and a treatment group (standard therapy and supplemented with the combination of Z. officinale 500 mg/day and Propolis 1000 mg/day). We analyzed the differences in demographic characteristics, clinical signs, and hematology parameters at pre and post-treatment in both groups. The increased oxygen saturation in control and treatment groups were 0.45 ± 0.45 and 3.45 ± 1.16, respectively (p = 0.011). Moreover, the high-fluorescent lymphocyte count (HFLC) and mean platelet volume (MPV) in the treatment group tend to be lower compared to the control, although it is not statistically significant. The supplementation of Z. officinale and Propolis has beneficial effects in alleviating clinical signs of Covid-19 disease, especially in the enhancement of oxygen saturation, and tend to restore the hematological parameters.

Author Biographies

Ratih Dewi Yudhani, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret

Ratih Dewi Yudhani is a lecturer and resercher from the Department of Pharmacology and Biomedical Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia since 2009. Several studies on molecular medicine especially in the Drug discovery development process, cancer biology, pharmacology, and toxicology have been published in reputable national and international journals. Her reputation of research and publications can be seen through the following link:

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Yuliana Heri Suselo, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami No.36 A, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, 57126

Yuliana Heri Suselo is a lecturer and researcher from the Department of Physiology and Biomedical Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia since 2006. Several studies on molecular medicine and drug discovery development especially from natural product have been published in reputable national and international journals. Her reputation of research and publications can be seen through the following link:

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Dwi Rahayu, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir. Sutami No.36 A, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, 57126

Dwi Rahayu is a lecturer and researcher from the Department of Nutrition and Biomedical Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia since 2011. Several studies on molecular medicine have been published in reputable national and  scopus indexed proceeding 

Jatu Aphridasari, Department of Pulmonology, Dr. Moewardi Hospital / Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Kolonel Sutarto No.132, Jebres, Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, 57126

Jatu Aphridasari is a lecturer and researcher from the Department of Pulmonology, Dr.Moewardi Hospital / Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sebelas Maret since 2009. Several studies on Pulmonology especially the management of respiratory infection diseases in clinical setting have been published in reputable national and international journals. Her reputation of research and publications can be seen through the following link: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57204357256

 

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Published
2023-09-04
How to Cite
Yudhani, R. D., Yuliana Heri Suselo, Dwi Rahayu, Jatu Aphridasari, & Hartono, H. (2023). The Effects of Zingiber Officinale and Propolis Supplementation on Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients’ Oxygen Saturation. Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy, 34(3), 499–509. https://doi.org/10.22146/ijp.3544
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