(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Interview with Zhang Boli: Overseas acceptance of Chinese medicine is increasing, and more countries can learn from experience to control the epidemic
China News Service, Shijiazhuang, January 27th, title: Interview with Zhang Boli: Overseas acceptance of Chinese medicine is increasing, and more countries can learn from experience to control the epidemic
China News Agency reporter Lu Da Chen Lin
This round of the Hebei epidemic has attracted attention at home and abroad.
Since the first local confirmed case of new coronary pneumonia, more than 1,000 confirmed cases and asymptomatic infections have been accumulated in more than 20 days.
What is the current situation of this round of epidemic?
How can Chinese medicine play a better role in the global fight against the epidemic?
Why does he always write "Lao Zhang" on his protective clothing?
... Recently, a reporter from China News Agency interviewed Zhang Boli, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and president of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Shijiazhuang.
Experts talk about the epidemic: the overall trend is good, providing experience for rural prevention and control
During the Wuhan epidemic, Zhang Boli was a member of the expert group of the National Health Commission of China.
For his outstanding contribution, he was later awarded the national honorary title of "People's Hero".
After the outbreak in Hebei, the ancient heroes went retrograde again.
Go to the ICU and intensive care unit for rounds, ask the patients in detail, analyze and judge the similarities and differences between the epidemics in Hebei and Wuhan, and guide the patients in the rehabilitation of traditional Chinese medicine... For retrograde expeditions and walks into the "red zone" again and again, Zhang Boli said "it should come": and Let's take a look at any new changes and give your own opinions.
If you can encourage patients and medical staff, "it would be great."
When the reporter interviewed Zhang Boli, the number of new confirmed cases every day has dropped from nearly a hundred at the peak to a dozen.
Zhang Boli believes that the current overall trend of the epidemic in Hebei is good, and the number of new cases has been declining, indicating that the epidemic has been brought under control.
He estimated that by the end of the month, it would reach single digits, or even "clear".
But there may be sporadic distributions thereafter.
"It has something to do with the season. This season is relatively cold."
Compared with the previous epidemic, Zhang Boli said that the Hebei epidemic occurred in rural areas.
Compared with cities, rural individuals have a weaker awareness of prevention and control, and there are more gatherings at the end of the year, such as marriages, resulting in more family infections, more cluster infections, and finally the spread of rural clusters.
In response to this situation, Shijiazhuang first closed the village and then centralized isolation, which solved the problem of not leaving the village and not closing the households.
"Although it is very laborious, but effective."
He believes that after the outbreak of the epidemic, Hebei's handling speed is very fast and efficient, and it will soon enter a state of tension and order, which will provide experience for future rural prevention and control.
Chinese medicine says curative effect: overseas acceptance is improving, hope more countries can learn from experience
From college to work, Zhang Boli has forged an indissoluble bond with Chinese medicine.
During the "SARS" period, a TCM medical team was formed to guide TCM to intervene in the treatment of new coronary pneumonia during the Wuhan epidemic. He is an expert and a TCM doctor who treats and saves people.
Compared with the "damp toxin epidemic" in Wuhan, he believes that the Hebei epidemic is also caused by damp toxins, but in ordinary patients, there is deficiency of qi, severe heat is heavier than dampness, and there is a tendency to reduce dryness, and stasis and heat are more obvious. Signs of poor blood circulation.
This round of epidemic medicine is more sensible and calmer, "the same is true of Chinese and Western medicine."
He said that there are more cases of asymptomatic infections in Hebei. Although they are asymptomatic, they have changes in their physical signs. For example, in many cases, the immune function is abnormal.
They have formulated decoctions or proprietary Chinese medicines for treatment, hoping to reduce the rate of asymptomatic diagnosis.
From the Wuhan epidemic to the occurrence of local epidemics in many places thereafter, traditional Chinese medicine has been early intervention, full participation, and clear results.
"This time in Shijiazhuang, we also initially saw this."
The current epidemic situation in the world is raging, and the "Chinese Plan" of combining Chinese and Western medicine and combining Chinese and Western medicine has also attracted more and more attention from countries.
Zhang Boli often promotes anti-epidemic experience overseas through video links.
He said that overseas acceptance of Chinese medicine is increasing, especially in some developing countries, Southeast Asian countries, and some European countries are gradually accepting it.
Some Chinese medicines have obtained registration approvals or sales approvals in more than 20 countries and regions. The Xuanfeibaidu granules they studied cooperated with the University of Southern California, and they have applied for clinical approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). the study.
The mechanism of lung detoxification is also being studied in cooperation with scientific research institutions in Germany and the United Kingdom.
He said that after the outbreak of the epidemic last year, Chinese medicine prescriptions and tea substitutes were shared with the world, and some overseas Chinese and overseas students had good results after using them.
At present, some countries cannot use Chinese medicine for reasons of system, but they are gradually understanding and understanding Chinese medicine.
He hopes that more countries will learn from China's experience and bring the epidemic under control as soon as possible.
"Lao Zhang" talks about life: writing hymns for children is a hobby
From "Come on Lao Zhang" in Wuhan to "Lao Zhang in Tianjin" in Hebei, Zhang Boli's photos in protective clothing often moved netizens.
Every time before entering the ward, he always asked his colleagues to write Lao Zhang, "rarely write names", and sometimes add "come on".
He smiled and said that Lao Zhang is the most common and no one repeats it. He is usually natural and easy to understand.
When the Wuhan epidemic occurred, Zhang Boli and his son Zhang Lei were on the front line of fighting the epidemic.
When asked how he cares about the inability of father and son to meet, Zhang Boli casually said "no".
"He is also an experienced doctor. He also went in (red zone) during SARS in 2003." Recalling that he and his son and nephew were on the front line of Wuhan, he felt that this was a rare exercise. I take them with admiration."
During the fight against the epidemic last year, Zhang Boli wrote "Battlefield Lantern Festival" and other poems. This time he went to Shijiazhuang to write "Tasha Xing Shimen War Epidemic".
From "the Lantern Festival night is different, the war against demons is in full swing" to "I went to Jianghan in the past to be at a loss, but now I am in love with Shimen Zhuang", Zhang Boli said that he likes to write poetry, but he does not write well. It is a hobby, "also as a pastime. ".
He said that his level of poetry is not high, "it's a classmate", but when he gets tired, he changes his mind and does something he likes, which is "very good".
At the end of the interview, two hotel staff asked for a group photo, and Zhang Boli was satisfied.
When a staff member hoped to get his signature, he wrote "Hebei's anti-epidemic victory!" (End)