Melatonin is an endogenous hormone that helps to maintain your circadian rhythm.
Melatonin is also made synthetically and available without a prescription as an over-the-counter (OTC) dietary supplement in the U.S.
Melatonin has several proposed mechanisms of action against COVID-19.
- Blocks inflammasomes
- Improves sleep habits, reduces anxiety and stimulates immune response
- Prevents fibrosis
- Immunomodulation
- Antioxidation
- Anti-inflammatory
- Ameliorative effects
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