Discussion on prevention and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 with TCM

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which is currently focused on symptomatic and supportive treatment by Western medicine. This article discussed the TCM clinical characteristics of this infectious disease under the guidance of Zhou Mingjun, a folk veteran doctor of TCM from Xinyang, Henan Province. Based on the study of relevant literature, combined with the clinical characteristics of COVID-19, the author proposed the characteristics of TCM prevention and treatment of this infectious disease, with a view to early intervention of TCM to prevent and reverse disease transmission, reduce incidence and mortality of COVID-19.