Lianhua Qingwen Capsules (granules) are effective for those who suffer from heat toxin attacking the lungs. Photo by Huihui
Chinanews.com, Shanghai, April 8 (Reporter Chen Jing) At present, Shanghai is promoting the distribution of TCM preventive prescriptions for the whole population and full coverage. Recently, many people in Shanghai received Lianhua Qingwen capsules distributed by the community. How to take traditional Chinese medicine to prevent and treat new coronary pneumonia in the most scientific and effective way?
Zhang Wei, a member of the National New Coronary Pneumonia Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment Expert Group, a member of the Shanghai New Coronary Pneumonia Medical Treatment Expert Group, and Director of the Department of Pulmonary Diseases of Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, stressed in an interview on the 8th that it should be in accordance with the principles of traditional Chinese medicine. According to the principle of syndrome differentiation and treatment, use Chinese medicine well and live. Professor Zhang Wei said that most of the patients in this round of epidemic are asymptomatic and mildly ill, and most of them have the characteristics of damp heat and wind. The use of traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions such as strengthening the body and eliminating pathogenic factors, and combining external and internal solutions, combined with Chinese patent medicine, can improve the immunity of patients, improve symptoms, Accelerating the negative conversion of nucleic acid has a positive effect.
The expert said that if you want to use Lianhua Qingwen capsules (granules) for the prevention of new coronavirus pneumonia, you can take a small amount of short courses of treatment. Generally, it is advisable to take 1/2 of the dose in the instructions and a 3-day course of treatment. If there is still discomfort, you can continue to take a course of treatment. He hoped that people could choose medicines according to their own symptoms and constitution, so as to improve the preventive effect and reduce side effects. It is not recommended for prevention for people who are afraid of cold and easy to cold, have a poor appetite, are prone to abdominal pain, and have diarrhea. If you experience abdominal distension, abdominal pain, diarrhea, loss of appetite, etc. after taking the drug, you should stop using it immediately. Generally, the above symptoms will relieve on their own after you stop taking the drug. If the drug is not relieved, please consult your doctor.
He introduced that Lianhua Qingwen Capsules (granules) are effective for people with heat toxin attacking the lung. The main symptoms include headache, dry throat, sore throat, red tongue, yellow or greasy tongue coating, etc. In the routine treatment of new coronavirus pneumonia, it can be used for mild and common fever, cough and fatigue. Traditional Chinese medicine has always attached importance to “preventive treatment”. Early intervention of traditional Chinese medicine can not only improve the symptoms of patients, but also block the penetration of poisonous evils. It also has preventive effects on key groups and ordinary people.
It is reported that on March 31, the World Health Organization pointed out that traditional Chinese medicine can effectively treat new coronary pneumonia, reduce the conversion of mild-common cases to severe cases, shorten the virus clearance time, and improve the prognosis of patients with mild and common new coronary pneumonia. clinical prognosis. The “New Coronary Virus Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment Program (Trial Ninth Edition)” jointly issued by the National Health Commission and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine recommends that Lianhua Qingwen Capsules (granules) be used in the population during the medical observation period, mild and ordinary patients during the clinical treatment period. type of prevention.
The “lian” of Lianhua Qingwen (granule) is often mistakenly written as “lotus”. In this regard, Han Tianxiong, an expert in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, said that this “lianhua” is not the other “lotus”. This is named after the main ingredients in the drug: forsythia and honeysuckle. It is reported that the drug also contains cold ingredients such as rhubarb, gypsum, fried bitter almonds, isatis root, and Houttuynia cordata. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the lung and the large intestine have an external and internal relationship. Lianhua Qingwen uses rhubarb and gypsum to clear the lungs and expel the “epidemic toxin” in the lungs from the stool.
Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes “same disease with different treatment” and “same disease with different treatment” when treating diseases and saving people. As the saying goes, “drugs are three parts of poison”, Yang Zhiling, an expert in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Shanghai Tenth People’s Hospital, explained that this does not mean that the drug itself is toxic, but that if you take a drug that does not suit your symptoms, it will not only harm the disease. Useless and prone to side effects. The so-called “watch the pulse, know what is wrong, and treat it according to the syndrome”. Please use Chinese patent medicine under the guidance of a Chinese doctor. (End)