Open AccessComparative Study of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine in the Treatment of Coronavirus
Author(s) -
Shen Li,
Ke Wang,
Jia Zhou
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chinese medicine and culture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-9627
pISSN - 2589-9473
DOI - 10.4103/cmac.cmac_45_20
Subject(s) - western medicine , traditional chinese medicine , etiology , medicine , disease , alternative medicine , traditional medicine , exposition (narrative) , coronavirus , covid-19 , pathogenesis , intensive care medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , immunology , pathology , art , literature
Taking the process of treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) with Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as the research object, this article compares the characteristics of Western medicine and TCM from the perspectives of aetiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment. Western medicine and TCM each has its own theoretical system. Each has its own exposition in explaining the etiology and pathogenesis of the disease, and each has its own characteristics and advantages in diagnosis and treatment. Integrating TCM and Western medicine can improve the effect of treatment by forming a coordinated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment method.