Early therapeutic interventions of traditional Chinese medicine in COVID-19 patients: A retrospective cohort study
Shi M, Sun S, Zhang W, Zhang X, Xu G, Chen X, Su Z, Song X, Liu L, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Sun M, Chen Q, Xue Y, Lü H, Yuan W, Chen X, Lu Y · Journal of Integrative Medicine · 2021 May
DOI 10.1016/j.joim.2021.01.002
Objective
To observe the early interventions of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) on the conversion time of nucleic acid in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and find possible underlying mechanisms of action.
Conclusions
In this study, it was observed that in COVID-19 patients treated with a combination of Chinese and Western medicines, TCM intervention earlier in the hospital stay correlated with faster conversion time of pharyngeal swab and fecal nucleic acid, as well as shorter length of hospital stay, thus helping promote faster recovery of the patient. The underlying mechanism of action may be related to improving inflammation in patients with COVID-19.
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