Open AccessWhy Traditional Chinese Medicine can not be a new approach to alleviate the symptoms of COVID-19 ?
Author(s) -
Geer Chen,
Yehao Luo,
Donghan Xu,
Yuzhou Pang,
Peiqi Ou,
Gang Fang,
Wei Chen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of chinese medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2597-0828
DOI - 10.46949/acm.2021.1.1
Subject(s) - medicine , traditional chinese medicine , acupuncture , covid-19 , pneumonia , massage , pandemic , intensive care medicine , modalities , alternative medicine , traditional medicine , disease , pathology , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , social science
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a unique set of therapeutic methods for plagues. COVID-19 is a severe type of pneumonia caused by a new coronavirus, which manifests in fever, cough, headache, fatigue, difficulty breathing, and other symptoms. TCM has fully displayed its advantages of various approaches in this epidemic, including herbal decoction, patent herbs, aroma packets, acupuncture, massage, etc. These methods have played an essential role in the prevention, treatment, and nursing of COVID-19, not only in alleviating the early clinical symptoms of patients but reducing the progression from mild to severe symptoms. Thanks to the advantages of treating the pandemic, we should pay more attention to TCM modalities.