[Explanation] After the outbreak of the New Coronary Pneumonia, nearly 5,000 Chinese medicine practitioners assisted Hubei and played an important role in combating the outbreak. The epidemic situation is still spreading globally. What is the degree of participation of Chinese medicine in the international fight against epidemic? What role can it play? On April 23, a reporter from ChinaNews.com made a connection with Zhang Boli, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

　　[Explanation] Zhang Boli introduced that in the process of combating the new coronary pneumonia epidemic in China, Chinese medicine has been deeply involved. About 91% of the more than 80,000 diagnosed patients in China have received Chinese medicine treatment.

　　[Same period] Zhang Boli, President of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering

　　It (Chinese medicine) can shorten the duration of the patient's symptoms, fever, cough, and fatigue. These times can be shortened; it can also shorten the time for the patient's nucleic acid to turn negative, and the time for the nucleic acid to turn negative after using Chinese medicine can be one to two days earlier; It can increase the degree of inflammation absorption in the lungs and improve the cure rate; it can reduce the rate of turning from light to heavy, and also reduce mortality.

　　[Explanation] In China's international anti-epidemic cooperation, Chinese medicine has also gone global. Chinese medicine experts have communicated with experts from dozens of countries through channels such as the Internet. There are also Chinese medicine experts in the expert groups sent overseas by China. Zhang Boli believes that through this epidemic, overseas interest and demand for Chinese medicine has increased.

　　[Same period] Zhang Boli, President of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering

　　In general, overseas understanding, demand and interest in Chinese medicine are unprecedentedly high. I heard that some of my students are overseas. They said that the local people also asked them for medicine. They said that you have medicine. I heard that it works. Give it to me, including Lianhuaqingwen. They are also very happy. Now in some countries, you are like Thailand. He has given access permit to Lianhua Qingwen and approved its registration. Like Ecuador, it can be registered, that is, it can be sold as a drug registration.

　　[Explanation] A Chinese medicine expert from abroad asked Zhang Boli that TCM intervention in the shelter hospital has achieved good results. For example, none of the mild patients in Jiangxia ’s shelter hospital has turned seriously ill. Can this experience be learned overseas? Zhang Boli said that the Chinese Fangcai Hospital is mainly aimed at mild patients who need to be isolated, so its treatment plan is suitable for overseas patients who are isolated at home.

　　[Same period] Zhang Boli, President of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering

　　If home isolation is possible abroad, it must be strictly isolated. This is for the protection of family members as well as for ourselves; another one must take some medicine. Isolation at home is not without medicine, including our Chinese medicine, we should take a little.

　　[Explanation] In addition, with the development of overseas epidemic situation, China is facing greater pressure to import epidemic situation. Zhang Boli pointed out that in the prevention and control of imported cases abroad, there is also the intervention of Chinese medicine forces.

　　[Same period] Zhang Boli, President of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering

　　(Aid Heilongjiang Suifenhe) The strength of the Chinese medicine in the medical team is still very strong. Especially the local Chinese medicine is the main body of their medical team. They have passed away and used Chinese medicine to intervene. The overall situation is still good. Most patients All of them are mild, and the control is relatively good. A small number of severe cases are also treated in time. The overall situation is still relatively stable.

　　[Commentary] Finally, Zhang Boli also made suggestions for the prevention of epidemic diseases to overseas Chinese and overseas students. He said that overseas Chinese and overseas students should not only go out, gather, eat together, wash hands, ventilate and rest more, but also strengthen their resistance.

　　Wen Mengxin reports from Beijing

Editor in charge: [Zhang Yifan]