A strategy of traditional Chinese medicine against COVID-19: linking current basic research and ancient medicine texts

Autor: Paul C Kwong, Chung-Jen Chen, Yuan-Chi Lin
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: International Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 13:79-81
ISSN: 2381-1803
DOI: 10.15406/ijcam.2020.13.00497
Popis: A strategy of integrating Traditional Chinese Medicine TCM with Western medicine is proposed for better case management of the coronavirus disease COVID that is rapidly spreading in the world We have reviewed the abundant classic TCM literature and from it have linked several key texts to findings from the most updated biomedical research against SARS CoV including in silico studies of the efficacious compounds in TCM formulae We have identified three TCM formulae Yin Qiao San Sang Ju Yin and Xie Bai San as they seem to hold high potentials against SARS CoV in COVID patients The strategy calls for early administration of proper TCM formulae to decrease the rate of transformation from mild moderate status into severe critical status thereby reducing the demand for ICU facility and ventilators
Databáze: OpenAIRE