Molecular docking studies of phytochemicals from Terminalia chebulafor identification of potential multi-target inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 proteins

The COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has emerged as a global pandemic claiming more than 6 million lives worldwide as of 16 March 2022. Till date, no medicine has been developed which is proved to have 100% efficiency in combating against this deadly disease. We focussed on ayurvedic medicines to identify drug-like candidates for treatment and management of COVID-19. Among all ayurvedic medicines, we were interested in Terminalia chebula(T. chebula), as it is known to have antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.