A narrative review of the scientific natures of the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 with traditional Chinese medicine

Abstract

: Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has shown a pandemic around the world and it has caused more than a million cases in more than 130 countries or regions. While it has taken thousands of lives, there are no vaccines, antibodies nor anti-viral drugs at present. Confronted by massive difficulties, researchers have still gained great success in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 via vigorously using the integrated therapy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and western-style medicine. To describe and discuss the cognitions of SARS-CoV-2, pathogenesis of COVID-19, mainly around ACE2, and application TCM in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 to provide clinical references of this disease. An overview of pathogenesis of SARS and COVID-19 and TCM may be used in the treatment of SARS and COVID-19 is presented. Narrative overview of the literature synthesizing the findings of literature retrieved from searches of computerized databases. Characteristics of TCM are the organic conception of the human body and discriminate and dialectical demonstration. It is worth noting the application of TCM in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 to provide clinical references of this disease. Through block of key links of the disease and the combined treatment, we would finally heal SARS and COVID-19 patients.