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Contribution of traditional Chinese medicine to the treatment of COVID-19

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PHYTOMEDICINE
Volume 85, Issue -, Pages -

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ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153279

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Traditional Chinese medicine; COVID-19; Integrated therapy

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  1. Science and Technology Development Fund of Macao SAR [0053/2020/A, 0057/2020/A, 0040/2020/A]

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COVID-19 has spread globally since December 2019, prompting countries to take action to prevent the virus from spreading. Traditional Chinese medicine has played a significant role in treating COVID-19 due to its efficacy and comprehensive therapeutic theory.
COVID-19 as an epidemic disease has spread across the planet since December 2019. The somber situation reminds each country to take actions in preventing the spreading of the virus. China as one of the early affected countries has been fighting against the novel coronavirus with the achievements of nearly 80,000 cured confirmed patients. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has made contributions to the treatment of COVID-19 because of its efficacy and comprehensive therapeutic theory. In this commentary, the advantage, etiology and mechanism of TCM therapy were discussed in the aspect of its functions in reducing the harms brought by COVID-19 to human beings.

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