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Combat SARS with TCM strategy
Latest Updated by 2003-04-30 14:16:25
In the face of the SARS onslaught, doctors of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have done their own studies and come up with initial conclusions.
Many TCM experts argue that the SARS patients mostly develop a symptom of heat toxin accompanied by dampness within their bodies. These two elements have combined to impair the lung qi or the vital energy in their lungs and fluids quickly.
According to doctor Jiang Liangduo and Zhou Anping from the Dongzhimen Hospital attached to Beijing Chinese Medicine University, traditional Chinese medicine can help a lot in the prevention and treatment of SARS by improving the body's immune system and mobilizing every positive factor in the human body to fight against the disease.
"The prescription we write out for prevention is kind of an antipyretic - fever-reducing - method, to help restore qi, promote the natural flow of bodily fluids, and drive away the dampness," said Jiang.
The combined treatment of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine have proved quite effective in Guangdong Province.
By the end of April 24, a total of 105 out of 112 SARS patients recovered and had been discharged from the provincial Chinese Medicine Hospital based in Guangzhou.
A group of traditional Chinese medical experts and professors from all over the country pooled ideas for the TCM treatment.
While working with Western medicine, TCM treatment is separated into 4 stages - early, middle, peak and recovery stages.
"The medicine can help relieve most of the symptoms caused by SARS like pains and nausea and reduce side effects of Western medicine," said Deng Tietao, a TCM doctor and a member of the medical expert team on SARS treatment in Guangdong.
The experts have developed a series of different prescriptions for people of different ages and health conditions, which have become popular among local Beijingers.
What all come to is to help strengthen the body's immune system and prevent diseases related to the respiratory tract - common especially during the spring and early summer.
"Although it does not smell good or taste pleasant, I take it once every two days. It's for a better prevention and a good way to ease the fear," said Yu Ling, a 33-year-old reporter in Beijing.
The experts point out that it is not quite evident if banlangen, a traditional Chinese medicine widely used to combat common colds, has any preventative effect.
Over people's concern over the indoor environment, the traditional Chinese medical doctors say that fuming vinegar in the rooms has not been proven effective in disinfecting the SARS virus.
However, they have suggested burning incense (like sandalwood, Tibetan joss stick, etc.) and moxa stick, in addition to good ventilation.
Editor: Wings
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