Prevention and Treatment of "Epidemic Toxin, Pathogenic Dampness, and Lung Deficiency" after COVID-19 Recovery Based on the Theory of "Preventive Treatment of Diseases" in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Jing Ai; Linguangjin Wu; Ting Wang; Wanli Deng; Xiaotian Zhang

doi:10.4103/CMAC.CMAC_29_20

Prevention and Treatment of "Epidemic Toxin, Pathogenic Dampness, and Lung Deficiency" after COVID-19 Recovery Based on the Theory of "Preventive Treatment of Diseases" in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Chin Med Cult. 2020 Jul;3(3):181-188. doi: 10.4103/CMAC.CMAC_29_20. Epub 2020 Sep 22.

Authors

Jing Ai^{1

2}, Linguangjin Wu³, Ting Wang³, Wanli Deng³, Xiaotian Zhang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Preventive Treatment of Disease, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
² Center for Preventive Treatment of Disease, Institute of Characteristic Diagnosis and Treatment Technology, Shanghai Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
³ Department of Oncology, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Abstract

Due to the sequelae and recurrence in patients with COVID-19 after recovery. This article, based on the theory of "preventive treatment of diseases" in traditional Chinese medicine, which believes that the three pathogenic factors of epidemic toxin, dampness, and lung deficiency are the fundamental causes of the recurrence of COVID-19. The treatment strategies are to remove pathogenic factors, strengthen qi, nourish yin, clear heat, moisten dryness, and at the same time, reinforce the lung, spleen and kidney, and soothe the liver. Through a variety of treatments such as oral administration, external treatment, and skin absorption, it provides a new idea and method for the management of the recurrence of COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; pathogenesis; preventive treatment of diseases; recurrence prevention; therapeutic principle.