Tag Archives: COVID-19

Acupuncture helps people recover from COVID-19

Pub Med

Background: : Since the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), acupuncture has been widely used in the treatment of COVID-19. The research community has responded rapidly and have already been published many research articles about this topic. Methods: : We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library as well as CNKI, Wanfang and VIP from …

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Paediatric treatment of COVID-19 using Chinese herbal medicine

Pub Med

This review aimed to summarize and analyze the pattern identification (PI), herbal formulae, and composition of herbs provided by recent guidelines for the treatment of pediatric COVID-19. Seven data sources were reviewed until March 25, 2020. We analyzed the herbal formulae included in the guidelines and performed a network analysis …

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Chinese herbal treatment for COVID-19 goes to trial in the US

Chinese Herbs

A Chinese herbal formula used to treat coronavirus patients in China is undergoing clinical trials in the US for possible approval for people with mild-to-moderate symptoms of the viral disease. Qingfei Paidu, most commonly called QFPD, is a 21-herb formula whose name literally means “lung cleansing and detoxification.”  The US …

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The Chinese herbal formula Shen Huang granule reduces the chances of dying from COVID19

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This was an open-label, multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial. At 4 medical centers, a total of 111 severe/critical patients were randomly assigned to receive Shenhuang Granule (SHG group) twice a day for 14 days, in addition to standard care, or to receive standard care alone (Control group). The maximal follow …

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The Chinese herbal formula Lian Hua Qing Wen quickens recovery from COVID-19

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We did a prospective multicenter open-label randomized controlled trial on LH capsule in confirmed cases with Covid-19. Patients were randomized to receive usual treatment alone or in combination with LH capsules (4 capsules, thrice daily) for 14 days. The primary endpoint was the rate of symptom (fever, fatigue, coughing) recovery. …

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