Text/Yangcheng Evening News reporter Lin Qingqing correspondent Song Liping

　　On March 15, the National Health and Health Commission and the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine issued the "New Coronavirus Pneumonia Diagnosis and Treatment Plan (Trial Version 9)" (hereinafter referred to as the 9th version of the plan).

The ninth edition, which was released more than a year after the previous edition, added content such as "acupuncture treatment" and "children's traditional Chinese medicine treatment".

Why is there this change in the new version?

Do the relevant acupuncture and moxibustion acupoint selection and proprietary Chinese medicine guidelines serve as a reference for citizens to actively prevent epidemics?

A reporter from the Yangcheng Evening News interviewed Professor Zou Xu, an anti-epidemic expert in traditional Chinese medicine and director of the Department of Critical Care Medicine of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, for an interpretation.

　　Acupuncture treatment first entry plan

　　Different types of acupoints

　　As the leader of the Guangdong team of the fourth state-aided TCM medical team in Hubei and the head of the C6 ward of Wuhan Leishenshan Hospital, Professor Zou Xu immediately used acupuncture and moxibustion when he entered Wuhan to fight the epidemic in 2020.

Since then, good curative effects have been achieved in many places such as Xingtai in Hebei, Ruili in Yunnan, Xiamen in Fujian, and Xi'an in Shaanxi.

　　"There are many typical cases of successful rescue with acupuncture." When rescuing a critically ill patient who had difficulty breathing, Zou Xu used acupuncture at Taixi Point, and the patient turned the corner within half an hour.

Zou Xu said that the inclusion of acupuncture in the plan is also a summary of previous treatment practices.

　　Zou Xu introduced that "acupuncture and moxibustion treatment" has been added to the diagnosis and treatment plan, covering light, ordinary, severe, critical, and recovery periods, and recommended acupuncture points and acupuncture methods.

The light and common acupoints should focus on dispelling wind and expel the surface, while the heavy and critical acupoint selection should focus on adjusting the qi mechanism, regulating the spleen and tonifying the kidney.

　　There are many acupuncture techniques in different schools of Chinese medicine. In order to avoid inconsistent acupuncture techniques of the operators, the method of leveling, supplementing and reducing is adopted.

The acupuncture method is to select 3 acupoints each time and keep the needles for 30 minutes, which is simple, practical and effective.

　　Mild cases can be combined with acupuncture and medicine

　　Active epidemic prevention focuses on three points

　　Zou Xu said that an important change in the latest version of the diagnosis and treatment plan is to raise the threshold for admission and lower the threshold for discharge of new crown patients.

Therefore, how to improve one's own immunity and strengthen the body's ability to strengthen the body and eliminate evil is particularly important.

　　"Not being hospitalized for mild patients does not mean not being treated." Zou Xu said that during the centralized isolation observation period for light patients, acupuncture and medicine can be combined to restore the damaged vitality, enhance immunity, strengthen the body and eliminate pathogens, and avoid the development of the disease.

　　In the interview, Professor Zou Xu especially told the reporter of Yangcheng Evening News that the acupuncture points in the new plan can also be used as a reference for the active epidemic prevention of ordinary people.

　　"In the concept of traditional Chinese medicine, to strengthen the righteousness and eliminate pathogens, and to adjust the state of the person, is to take the initiative to prevent epidemics." Zou Xu introduced, "Ordinary people should take the initiative to prevent epidemics, and they can pay attention to the conditioning of the lungs, spleen and kidneys. Change acupuncture to acupoint massage or moxa. For moxibustion, you can choose Hegu acupoint for the lungs, which has the effect of dispelling wind and relieving the surface; if you usually have a bad stomach, you can massage Zusanli; to stimulate the kidney qi, it is Taixi acupoint."

　　Children can also use traditional Chinese medicine

　　Chinese patent medicine mainly for clearing away heat and wind

　　Zou Xu said that from the observation of this wave of epidemics since March this year, Omicron mainly violated the upper respiratory tract, and the proportion of asymptomatic infections and mild cases was high. Therefore, Chinese patent medicines that dispel wind and clear heat can be used.

For example, Jinhua Qinggan Granules have the functions of dispelling wind and dispelling lung, clearing heat and detoxifying, while Lianhua Qingwen Capsules have the functions of clearing fever and detoxifying, dispelling lung and expelling heat.

　　For many citizens who will prepare corresponding Chinese patent medicines at home, Zou Xu reminded that the use of medicines also needs to be selected based on various aspects such as disease classification, human body differences, climate change, and drug efficacy. Those with cold should use it with caution.

　　This plan has added content related to the treatment of children with traditional Chinese medicine. Zou Xu said that children with new coronary pneumonia have mild symptoms and a good prognosis, which is related to the physiological characteristics of children's "pure yang body".

However, children also have the characteristics of "delicate viscera, not full of body and qi", "easy onset and rapid change", etc. Therefore, we must not relax our vigilance because of mild symptoms, and we still need to actively prevent and control complications, severe diseases and sequelae.

In terms of medication, it should be used according to the physiological characteristics of children.

However, parents do not need to worry about the problem that children cannot take traditional Chinese medicine. In the previous civil war epidemic, infants and young children with a minimum of 3 months and 26 days can be successfully treated with traditional Chinese medicine and achieve good results. It is an example.