As a unique cultural treasure in China, Chinese medicine would like to proudly say that it has repeatedly played a miraculous role in the prevention and control of the new crown epidemic. Compared with some countries that can only use Western medicine and Western medicine to treat new crown pneumonia, chinese medicine plays a great role in both preventing the virus and treating new crown pneumonia.
How hard-core is TCM in its fight against COVID-19? The following will be a detailed answer to the aspects of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.
Prevention of the new crown virus: sachets, herbal teas, decoctions and other precautions
At the press conference on joint prevention and control held by the State Council, Wang Qi, a master of traditional Chinese medicine and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, once said that the method of "supporting the right and eliminating evil" can be used to carry out daily epidemic prevention.
The "Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic" has "righteous qi exists inside, evil cannot be dried", the literal interpretation is that there is "immunity" in the body, and it is not easy for viruses, bacteria and other "evil qi" to invade. Since ancient times, Chinese medicine has accumulated a lot of experience in promoting righteous qi to drive away evil spirits. As an infectious disease, the new crown virus is also within the scope of prevention.
Traditional aromatherapy in Chinese medicine, such as sachets, hangs in the room to prevent lung diseases, using the "cure of diseases"
The theoretical idea of "internal and external treatment". The aroma in the sachet enters the body through the mouth and nose, which can regulate the meridians and qi machine and enhance the body's immunity. Grinding cangshu, herbs, mugwort leaves, male cloves, fine spices and other parts into the sachet can enhance the function of epidemic prevention.
In addition, herbal tea, Chinese medicine decoction, etc. also have effects, before some TCM experts have released a variety of epidemic prevention Chinese medicine decoctions and herbal teas according to the climate of different places and the risk level of the epidemic, so as to play a role in "helping the right and dispelling evil", improving immunity, suitable for daily use.
If there is a need, it can be taken under the guidance of a professional TCM physician for daily conditioning.
Treatment of new crown pneumonia: "one person, one party, always change sides" for dialectical treatment
At present, our country's treatment of new crown pneumonia mainly adopts the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and the participation rate of traditional Chinese medicine has basically reached 100%, and a number of prescriptions and chinese medicine injections have been launched.
According to Heilongjiang Daily, taking the patients who appeared in the Heihe epidemic in Heilongjiang as an example, two doctors from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine used acupuncture treatment and acupressure point massage to treat patients. Acupuncture and moxibustion department in acupuncture points such as Sanyin Jiao, Quchi and other acupuncture points to strengthen the spleen and nourish the blood, tonify the liver and benefit the kidneys, and also alleviate the patient's anxiety, which is very helpful for the treatment of the disease.
In addition, in the process of treating new crown pneumonia, the use of traditional Chinese medicine decoctions and proprietary Chinese medicines, such as "lung clearing and detoxification soup", can prevent mild diseases from transferring to severe diseases, and can also promote the transformation of severe diseases into mild diseases, and the cure rate is higher.
Moreover, the use of Traditional Chinese medicine decoctions is not uniform, but is used according to different locations and different situations of patients. For example, before a family of three suffered from new crown pneumonia, the son and mother improved after taking Chinese medicine decoction, so the father also followed this method, but did not see any improvement. According to the doctor's diagnosis, the patient's condition is different from that of his wife and children, and he needs to remove sputum first, take it to be effective, and then adjust the drug and get treatment.
And everyone knows that severe patients are very prone to complications and sequelae such as lung fibrosis, and the participation of traditional Chinese medicine can reduce or even solve sequelae such as lung function damage.
New crown pneumonia rehabilitation: "Baduanjin" and other covers the whole process of rehabilitation
In the process of recovering from COVID-19 patients, Chinese medicine certainly also plays an important role. For example, Baduanjin can promote the movement of qi and blood by conditioning the body and mind, so that yin and yang can be harmonized.
Many patients will be in a state of nervous anxiety because of the new crown pneumonia, and they will not sleep well at night, which is not conducive to the recovery of the disease. And when they were led by the doctor to exercise baduanjin, not only alleviated anxiety and insomnia, but also greatly improved their condition.
In short, Chinese medicine has played an important role in the fight against the epidemic, showing the world the results of Chinese medicine in inheritance and innovation, and our unique cultural treasures are worthy of pride and pride!