Exploration on the Thoughts for Prevention and Treatment of Novel Coronavirus Infection with Traditional Chinese Medicine and Clinical Practice Based on the Latent Pathogen Theory
10.13359/j.cnki.gzxbtcm.2024.10.009
- VernacularTitle:基于伏邪理论的新冠病毒感染中医药防治思路与实践探索
- Author:
Wan-Yi HUANG
1
;
Ya-Jing XUE
;
Jie-Wen LIN
;
Xin-Hua WANG
Author Information
1. 广州医科大学附属第一医院,广东广州 510120
- Keywords:
latent pathogen;
novel coronavirus infection;
latent heat constitution;
latent dampness;
dampness-removing therapy;
Wuzhi Fangguan Prescription;
prevention and treatment with Chinese medicine
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2024;41(10):2576-2580
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This article discussed the significance of latent pathogen theory in the understanding of pathogenesis and prevention and treatment of epidemic diseases such as novel coronavirus infection(COVID-19).Latent-qi is the cause of epidemic febrile disease,and it is also the yang-heat qi of human body.The stagnant yang-heat qi hidden in the body can induce the latent heat constitution.The latent heat constitution is particularly closely related to the development and progression of epidemic febrile disease,and is susceptible to the warm pathogen.The significance of the latent pathogen theory on the prevention and treatment of epidemic diseases such as COVID-19 with traditional Chinese medicine is as follows:abnormal climate is an important early warning and is the external condition for the development of epidemic diseases;latent pathogen is easily assimilated into the newly-attacked pathogenic factors for the assimilation of similar nature,and then injuries taiyin-spleen,which causes spleen deficiency and dampness accumulation and then results in latent dampness;preventing and treating epidemic diseases based on the latent pathogen theory is helpful for identifying the key syndromes,formulating the core regimen indicated for the pathogenesis,and cutting off the progression of the disease.Based on the latent pathogen theory,dampness-removing therapy for latent dampness is important for the prevention and early treatment of COVID-19,and our research group has developed a Chinese herbal formula of Wuzhi Fangguan Prescription(composed of Fici Simplicissimae Radix,Coicis Semen,Poria,Herba Polygoni Chinensis,Atractylodis Rhizoma,Pogostemonis Herba,and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma)to prevent COVID-19 early by using a variety of dampness-removing methods such as drying dampness,resolving dampness,draining dampness,and invigorating spleen.The prescription is indicated for the prevention and early treatment of COVID-19.The mechanism of dampness-removing therapy is mainly related to the improvement of the disordered immune function and restoration of the body's resistance to diseases.
