Natural Plants in the Treatment of Renal Syndrome Caused by Viruses: Ethnopharmacology, Chemistry, and Clinical and Preclinical Studies

The kidney is the primary excretory organ, responsible for flushing the body of waste products created during metabolism. Clinicians are concerned about kidney disorders brought on by viral infections because early diagnosis and therapy may prevent or lessen the severity of damage caused by the viruses. Post-infectious glomerulonephritis, also known as infection-related glomerulonephritis, is a complication of kidney damage caused by an infection. Depending on the virus’ endemicity/epidemicity and the source of infection, the clinical symptoms may be either acute or chronic. All microbes, including viruses, have been linked to kidney disease by either directly damaging the kidneys or indirectly doing so via the immune system. A wide variety of treatment approaches are available to treat these kinds of nephropathy. However, due to their significant adverse effects, nowadays natural medicines are of great use. Natural plants are an excellent source of several active chemicals. The renal cortex and renal medulla are the two distinct components of a nephron. These are mainly responsible for governing the potential therapeutic values like anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, etc. properties of natural plants. This article provides comprehensive information about different viral infection-induced renal syndromes, and their conventional treatment methodologies, as well as explores the potential medicinal plants in treating renal dysfunction.