Contribution of traditional Chinese medicine to the treatment of COVID-19

Wan-Ying Wang; Ying Xie; Hua Zhou; Liang Liu

doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153279

Contribution of traditional Chinese medicine to the treatment of COVID-19

Phytomedicine. 2021 May:85:153279. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153279. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

Authors

Wan-Ying Wang¹, Ying Xie², Hua Zhou³, Liang Liu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau.
² Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau; State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau.
³ Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau; State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau. Electronic address: hzhou@must.edu.mo.
⁴ Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau; State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau. Electronic address: lliu@must.edu.mo.

Abstract

COVID-19 as an epidemic disease has spread across the planet since December 2019. The somber situation reminds each country to take actions in preventing the spreading of the virus. China as one of the early affected countries has been fighting against the novel coronavirus with the achievements of nearly 80,000 cured confirmed patients. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has made contributions to the treatment of COVID-19 because of its efficacy and comprehensive therapeutic theory. In this commentary, the advantage, etiology and mechanism of TCM therapy were discussed in the aspect of its functions in reducing the harms brought by COVID-19 to human beings.

Keywords: COVID-19; Integrated therapy; Traditional Chinese medicine.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / therapy*
China
Drugs, Chinese Herbal / therapeutic use*
Humans
Medicine, Chinese Traditional*
SARS-CoV-2

Substances

Drugs, Chinese Herbal