On January 3, the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council held a press conference.

A reporter from China News Agency asked at the meeting, in the recent practice of dealing with the epidemic, what role did traditional Chinese medicine play in blocking the new coronavirus infection from mild to severe?

　　Qi Wensheng, director of the emergency department of Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, said that we know that preventing the disease from mild to severe is the key to reducing mortality. There are two main aspects of Chinese medicine's views on this aspect.

First of all, it is necessary to promptly identify those high-risk groups who are prone to develop severe illness. In our clinical practice, we found that some TCM symptoms have guiding significance for judging the severity of patients.

　　The second point is that Chinese medicine also emphasizes moving the barrier forward and early treatment in the treatment of blocking the progression of the disease.

For clinical specific treatment, Chinese medicine emphasizes three treatment methods: one is to curb heat-toxin and damp-heat toxin as soon as possible.

For example, if the high fever lasts for 48 hours clinically, two doses of traditional Chinese medicine should be taken every day, once every 2-4 hours, and Angongniuhuang pills can also be used to reduce fever and refresh the mind with traditional Chinese medicine soup.

Second, in clinical practice, we also attach great importance to the use of the therapy of Tongfu. Chinese medicine believes that the lungs and the large intestine are on the outside and inside. Tongzhi is an important measure to prevent the aggravation of the disease.

Therefore, clinically, if the stool is obstructed for more than 24 hours, we need to use raw rhubarb soaked in water or powdered for laxative.

The third is to emphasize the need for early rectification and full rectification.

In the recent epidemic, it can be found that the elderly or people with underlying diseases are the main ones who suffer from severe diseases. We found in clinical practice that these patients had obvious deficiency symptoms in the early stage, such as older age and more underlying diseases, so we It is believed that early rectification and full rectification are also important measures to prevent the disease from getting worse, and large doses of ginseng can be used clinically to strengthen the root and strengthen the body.

　　(Xu Miaoqiao produced by Xie Longfei)

Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]