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CC BY 4.0 · Chinese medicine and natural products 2022; 02(04): e193-e199
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1759767
Review Article

Reflections on the Application of Chinese Medicine During the Epidemic of COVID-19

Authors

  • Shaohui Geng

    1   School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
    2   The First Clinical Medical College (College of Integration of Traditional and Western Medicine), Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
  • Hanlin Shi

    3   Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
  • Shuangqing Yang

    4   School of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
  • Yaoyang Li

    2   The First Clinical Medical College (College of Integration of Traditional and Western Medicine), Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
  • Haixu Jiang

    1   School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
  • Heng Xu

    1   School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
  • Hesong Wang

    1   School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
  • Zhiming Li

    5   School of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
  • Liping Yang

    6   School of Medicine, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Funding This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81373790 and 80973596) and Henan Science and Technology Project (182102310263).
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Abstract

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has played an important role in the prevention and control of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and has received considerable attention from all sectors of society. In the current situation of the global outbreak, it is crucial to promote the global application of TCM. However, the pandemic has also exposed various problems affecting the widespread acceptance of TCM. In this review, we summarize efforts to prevent and control COVID-19 by TCM and provide strategic guidance on how to promote its practice in the context of public health emergencies by (1) completing the system for evaluating the clinical efficacy of TCM; (2) transforming decoctions into Chinese patent medicines; (3) encouraging low-threshold traditional rehabilitation therapy; (4) strengthening communication and cooperation with the media. The aim of these approaches is to improve the rigor of TCM research and its dissemination, sharing the antiepidemic experience of TCM to the world, as well as increase the engagement of and acceptance by the masses. In this manner, TCM will not only aid in preventing and controlling COVID-19 but can also provide tools for coping with future public health emergencies.

CRediT Authorship Contribution Statement

Shaohui Geng: Conceptualization, visualization, writing -original draft. Hanlin Shi, Shuangqing Yang, and Yaoyang Li: Visualization, data curation. Haixu Jiang, Heng Xu, Hesong Wang, and Zhiming Li: Investigation, data curation. Liping Yang: Supervision, writing-review & editing.




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Eingereicht: 14. Juli 2022

Angenommen: 27. September 2022

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30. Dezember 2022

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