Traditional Chinese Herbal Therapy as a Treatment Option for H1N1 Influenza

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Letters17 January 2012Traditional Chinese Herbal Therapy as a Treatment Option for H1N1 InfluenzaChen Wang, MD, PhD, Bin Cao, MD, and Qing-Quan Liu, MDChen Wang, MD, PhDFrom Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory of Respiratory and Pulmonary Circulation Disorders, Beijing Hospital, and Ministry of Health, Beijing 100020, China; Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, and Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China; and Dongzhimen Hospital and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100070, China.Search for more papers by this author, Bin Cao, MDFrom Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory of Respiratory and Pulmonary Circulation Disorders, Beijing Hospital, and Ministry of Health, Beijing 100020, China; Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, and Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China; and Dongzhimen Hospital and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100070, China.Search for more papers by this author, and Qing-Quan Liu, MDFrom Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Beijing Key Laboratory of Respiratory and Pulmonary Circulation Disorders, Beijing Hospital, and Ministry of Health, Beijing 100020, China; Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Beijing Institute of Respiratory Medicine, and Capital Medical University, Beijing 100020, China; and Dongzhimen Hospital and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100070, China.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-156-2-201201170-00019 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We appreciate the comments from Drs. Wang, Li, and Yuan on our article. We agree that standardization is essential for the use of Chinese herbal medicine not only in China but also in the West.Yinqiaosan was first reported in 1789 by Dr. Ju-Tong Wu in an ancient Chinese medicine book, Wen Bing Tiao Bian. After publication, the original composition of yinqiaosan has been modified by many Chinese medicine practitioners according to different kinds of acute respiratory infections. In China, termination of the modified formula of yinqiaosan was not changed. It is true that the maxingshigan–yinqiaosan formulation, comprising ...