Application of traditional Chinese medicine in prevention and treatment of COVID-19

ABSTRACT

The outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan Province of China is highly contagious, rapid transmission and widespread, which has aroused great concern at home and abroad. WHO declared COVID-19 as an international public health emergency of concern. In the face of major epidemic situation, our hospital has carried out investigation and analysis on the use of traditional Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19, and summarized the direction of diagnosis and treatment of traditional Chinese medicine and the main points of use of antiviral traditional Chinese medicine, classic prescriptions and Chinese patent medicine, in order to provide reference for diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 and rational drug selection in medical institutions.