(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Zhang Boli talks about the traditional Chinese medicine treatment of elderly infected persons in Shanghai epidemic: treat the first symptoms and cut off the disease
China News Service, Shanghai, April 25 (Reporter Li Chun) Zhang Boli, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and honorary president of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, recently gave a group interview in Shanghai on topics related to traditional Chinese medicine.
He said that it is necessary to "treat the symptoms beforehand, and pay attention to regulating the overall state of the body, so as to prevent elderly patients from progressing to severe disease, cut off the disease and reduce deaths."
Talking about the traditional Chinese medicine treatment of the elderly infected with the new coronary pneumonia epidemic in Shanghai, Zhang Boli said that among the confirmed cases, the proportion of elderly people over 60 years old accounted for 30%; most of the elderly suffer from underlying diseases, including hypertension, diabetes, coronary Heart disease, stroke, dementia, tumor, uremia, etc.
"These factors combined with the new coronary pneumonia will lead to a serious condition, and the condition will progress rapidly, and it is easy to turn into a severe and critical illness, which requires our special attention."
He also said that in order to improve the effectiveness of the treatment of the new crown infection in the elderly in Shanghai, in view of the onset of the Omicron variant strain, combined with the characteristics of the onset of the elderly and previous treatment experience, on the basis of the "New Coronary Virus Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment Program (Trial Version 9)" , The treatment of elderly infected persons is aimed at accelerating nucleic acid conversion to negative, reducing disease aggravation, and reducing mortality rate. Combining the three factors and the principles of syndrome differentiation and treatment, under the guidance of the national expert group, the "Shanghai New Coronary for the Elderly" has been formed. Expert consensus on traditional Chinese medicine treatment of viral infections.
The first principle is to "take into account both new and old diseases". In the treatment of new coronary pneumonia, more emphasis is placed on the treatment of underlying diseases, with particular emphasis on changes in underlying diseases.
"From the perspective of treatment experience, it is not difficult to treat the new crown alone, but it is more difficult to treat with unstable underlying diseases."
The second principle is to "strengthen the righteous and eliminate the evil".
Elderly people often suffer from insufficient righteousness, deficient viscera, poor qi and blood, phlegm and blood stasis and other basic diseases. They are prone to aggravation after infection with the new coronavirus, and need key treatment.
In the treatment, it is necessary to focus on strengthening the righteousness and protecting the righteousness, using methods such as nourishing qi and activating blood, nourishing qi and nourishing yin.
In expelling evil, focus on "clearing" and "passing", and can use formulas such as clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.
The third principle is to move the treatment point forward, treat the first symptom, and cut off the disease.
The transition from asymptomatic to symptomatic is a process that requires early intervention.
The key is to seize the symptoms that may affect the health and cause the disease to worsen at that time, treat the symptoms beforehand, and stop the development of the disease.
"Generally speaking, it is necessary to identify high-risk groups, pay attention to changes in underlying diseases, combine multiple disciplines, early intervention, treatment based on syndrome differentiation, one person and one strategy, and grasp the main symptoms and core pathogenesis to determine a good clinical treatment plan and strategy of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine." Zhang Boli pointed out , reflecting "early and fast" in the timing of medication, and "clearing" and "passing" and other key elements in the treatment strategy, which can sometimes play the role of four or two.
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