Authoritative Network Information Source from China:
China Epidemic Prevention and Control Center (First link)
http://yzs.satcm.gov.cn/gongzuodongtai/2020-03-05/13624.html
China National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Second link)
http://news.lznews.cn/shehui/202003/t20200318_11573037.html
First, we have to figure out what this virus is？
Covid-19: Any of a group of RNA viruses that cause a variety of diseases in humans and other animals.
Alternatively, it may have derived from one or more unidentified animal coronaviruses that only recently mutated or recombined to create a human pathogen.
After more than two months of hard work to fight the epidemic, China has accumulated a lot of experience in clinical treatment. we’ll post these to everyone now, hope it helps.
The Wuhan News reporter learned from the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine that Chinese medicines including 清肺排毒汤、化湿败毒方、宣肺败毒颗粒、金花清感颗粒、连花清瘟胶囊、血必净注射液 were initially confirmed. 3 prescriptions and 3 proprietary Chinese medicines have a significant effect on coronavirus, precondition of you are non-critical patients.
1.清肺排毒汤
Lung Cleansing and Detoxifying Decoction
LungCleansingandDetoxifying Decoctionis derived from several classic recipes in a traditional Chinese medicine work known in English as Treatise on Cold Damage Diseases, which was written by Zhang Zhongjing sometime before 220 AD. It has 21 herbal components and is mainly effective in improving symptoms of fever, cough and fatigue as well as lung condition, as shown by CT scans, in severe patients.
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Studies have proved the decoction can regulate multiple cell signaling pathways – cells communicating with each other by receiving and processing chemical signals in response to environmental changes – to inhibit virus replication and avoid or mitigate cytokine storms, which are an overreaction of cells that damages the immune system.
The decoction targets lungs and can also protect other organs. It can be used as a general recipe for treating mild, moderate, severe and critical patients.
Tong Xiaolin, chief researcher of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and also an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said 1,261 novel coronavirus patients in 10 provinces took the decoction, with 1,102 recovering, symptoms no longer appearing in 29, a further 71 showing improvement and no cases deteriorating.
There were also 40 severe patients. After taking the medicine, 28 were discharged from hospital, and the condition of 10 improved, with their symptoms changing from severe to mild.
2.化湿败毒方
Huashibaidu Formula
Huashibaidu Formula is a core recipe developed by the national traditional Chinese medicine team from the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. Composed of 14 herbal components, the formula is based on the recommendations of the early national diagnosis and treatment plan as well as the experiences from clinical practice at Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital.
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Its main efficacy is to detoxify, remove dampness and heat from the body and relieve cough to achieve an inner body balance. It can be used to treat light, moderate and severe patients.
This prescription has a comprehensive treatment effect in different stages of novel coronavirus pneumonia and can significantly shorten the length of hospital stay and improve clinical symptoms and lung condition as shown by CT scans and other examinations. Studies on guinea pigs found the formula can reduce lung viral load by 30 percent.
3.宣肺败毒颗粒
Xuanfeibaidu Granule
Xuanfeibaidu Granule, with 13 herbal components, originates from several classic traditional recipes.
It can detoxify the lungs and clear dampness and heat and is used for treating light and moderate patients. Research has shown the prescription can shorten the time it takes for clinical symptoms to vanish and temperature return to normal and can effectively prevent light and moderate patients from deteriorating.
4.金花清感颗粒
Jinhua Qinggan Granule
Jinhua Qinggan Granule was developed during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. It consists of 12 herbal components including honeysuckle, mint and licorice and can clear heat and detoxify lungs.
5.莲花清瘟胶囊/颗粒
Lianhua Qingwen Capsule/Granule
Lianhua Qingwen medicine is a very common traditional Chinese medicine used for the treatment of cold and flu. Composed of 13 herbal components, it has shown curative effects on mild and common patients, especially in relieving fever, cough and fatigue. It can reduce the occurrence of deterioration and help patients test negative.
6.血必净注射液
Xuebijing Injection
This injection was developed and marketed during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in 2003. It consists of five herbal extracts and its main function is to detoxify and remove blood stasis. It is usually used to treat sepsis.
It is effective in suppressing systemic inflammatory response syndrome induced by infection in the treatment of severe and critically ill patients as well as repairing impaired organ function.
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Initial clinical studies have shown that the injection, combined with Western medicine, can increase the rate of hospital discharge and reduce the rate of deterioration. Basic research has also found that it has a certain antiviral effect in vitro that can significantly inhibit inflammatory factors induced by novel coronavirus infection.
The novel coronavirus also tends to cause excessive clotting in the body that leads to organ embolism and damages tissues, and Xuebijing can help prevent excessive coagulation and the formation of thrombus.
A comparative experiment of 710 cases jointly conducted by over 30 hospitals showed that the injection combined with regular treatment can reduce the mortality rate of severe patients by 8.8 percent and shorten intensive care unit hospitalization by 4 days.
Another project saw Xuebijing Injection applied clinically to severe and critical patients from the end of January, with 156 patients in 32 hospitals treated. They all achieved very good improvements.
Research on the clinical safety of Xuebijing also showed that the adverse reaction rate was about 0.3 percent, which is a very safe figure, and it will not react adversely with other antibiotics or treatment.
Overall situation of traditional Chinese medicine treatment
Traditional Chinese medicine has extensively participated in the treatment of coronavirus, and has deeply involved in the whole process of diagnosis and treatment.
Until 00:00 on March 3, among the confirmed cases in the country, 92.58% of cases were treated with traditional Chinese medicine. Among them, Hubei Province and Wuhan City participated in 91.86% and 89.40% respectively. The proportion of Chinese medicine taking at the isolation point in Wuhan was 96%. The total number of people who took Chinese medicine in the square cabin hospital reached 99.9%.
Chinese medicine treatment effect
Clinical research shows that the therapeutic effect of traditional Chinese medicine is positive, and it is suitable to use traditional Chinese medicine at different stages.
For light and ordinary patients, early use of Chinese medicine can quickly improve symptoms, shorten the number of hospital stays, and reduce the development of light and ordinary to heavy.
For severe and critically ill patients, the combination of traditional Chinese and western medicine has significant advantages in improving symptoms such as fever, shortness of breath, and cough, and promotes the transition from heavy and critically ill to light and ordinary.
For the recovering population, Chinese medicine has a role in reducing pulmonary fibrosis and restoring lung function. For those who still have shortness of breath, fatigue and other symptoms, they can be conditioned by tonifying the lungs, strengthening the spleen, and nourishing yin and promoting fluids. They can either take Chinese medicine or use food and medicine for dietary conditioning.
Until 24:00 on March 3, 88 cases (55 cases in Wuhan) were treated and cured with traditional Chinese medicine alone, including 4 cases of light patients, 44 cases of ordinary patients, and 40 cases of severe patients; 85 cases were treated with Chinese medicine decoction. 61 cases of Chinese patent medicine; 34 cases of application of TCM medical technology, specific types include acupuncture, moxibustion, heat-sensitive moxibustion, massage, cupping, acupoint pressing beans, Chinese medicine fumigation, traditional Chinese medicine rubbing, acupoint application, Baduanjin, Hong Capsule, traditional Chinese medicine foot bath, five elements music therapy, etc.
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