ABSTRACT
Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has become a global pandemic, and it is urgent to prevent and control the epidemic. It is recorded in history that the incense, pillow incense, and perfume made from aromatic drugs can be used to prevent diseases and exorcise evil spirits. Nowadays, people often use traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to disinfect indoors to prevent the spread of colds and epidemics. In the process of preventing and treating COVID-19 pneumonia patients, comprehensive treatment of TCM has played an important role. At present, the epidemic situation of COVID-19 in China has been controlled in stages. More than 90% confirmed cases have been treated with TCM intervention. According to the actual situation of patients, TCM treatment strategies such as moistening dryness and storing fluid, dispelling heat and detoxification, aroma penetrating filth and releasing lung and reducing turbidity are given. The application of aromatic Chinese materia medica in COVID-19 is reviewed in this paper, in order to provide reference for prevention and treatment of later COVID-19 and other diseases and relative basic research.