The gap between clinical practice and limited evidence of traditional Chinese medicine for COVID-19
Journal Title: Traditional Medicine Research - Year 2020, Vol 5, Issue 6
Abstract
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is the set of knowledge and practices concerning life, health, illness prevention, and treatment that originated in China thousands of years ago. Presently, TCM is still one of the mainstream medical systems, and has been given an equal legal status and place as Western medicine in the healthcare system of China [1]. Whether it was the plague in ancient times or the SARS and influenza A in the past decades, TCM has always played a major role in the prevention and treatment of diseases [2]. As early as the outbreak of COVID-19 in January 2020, the Chinese government established the treatment principle of integrated Chinese and Western medicine, and since then TCM has been fully and deeply involved in the management of the epidemic in China. Till August 18, 2020, the Chinese health authority had issued eight versions of guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19, and starting from the third version, a TCM approach including herbal formulae and drugs has been included. According to the White Paper issued by the Chinese government in June 2020, 92% of all confirmed cases received TCM-based treatment that proved to be effective [3].
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Hui Luo
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