Can Chinese Medicine Be Used for Prevention of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)? A Review of Historical Classics, Research Evidence and Current Prevention Programs

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 243-250

  Luo, Hui ^a,b   Tang, Qiao ling ^b   Shang, Ya xi ^b   Liang, Shi bing ^b   Yang, Ming ^b   Robinson, Nicola ^b,c   Liu, Jian ping ^b,d  

^a China Tibetology Research Center   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese medicine; clinical evidence; corona virus disease 2019 (COVID 19); prevention program; review

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS ROOT; CHINESE DRUG; FRUCTUS FORSYTHIA; GLYCYRRHIZAE RADIX; LONICERAE JAPONICAE FLOS; RADIX SAPOSHNIKOVIAE; RHIZOMA ATRACTYLODIS MACROCEPHALAE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HUANG QI;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019; EPIDEMIC; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A VIRUS (H1N1); MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; BETACORONAVIRUS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; HISTORY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; PANDEMIC; PROCEDURES; QI; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

BETACORONAVIRUS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EPIDEMICS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PANDEMICS; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; QI; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 85079734980     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-020-3192-6     Document Type: Article

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