The efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of the COVID-19 pandemic in Henan Province: a retrospective study

European Journal of Medical Research

Research

Ruiting Han¹  Minghang Wang¹  Bin Li¹  Xueqing Yu¹  Hulei Zhao²  Suyun Li²  Jiansheng Li²  Yang Xie² 

[1] Department of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, 450000, Zhengzhou, Henan, China;Department of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine, 450000, Zhengzhou, Henan, China;Collaborative Innovation Center for Chinese Medicine and Respiratory Diseases Co-Constructed By Henan Province & Education Ministry of P.R. China, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, 450046, Zhengzhou, Henan, China;

关键词: COVID-19;    Chinese patent medicines;    Chinese medicine injections;    Long of stay;    Traditional Chinese medicine;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40001-023-01006-9

 received in 2022-09-12, accepted in 2023-01-09,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSince 2020, novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has posed serious threats to health systems and led to tremendous economic decline worldwide. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is considered a promising treatment strategy for COVID-19 in China and is increasingly recognized as a key participant in the battle against COVID-19. Clinicians also need accurate evidence regarding the effectiveness of TCM treatments for COVID-19.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed patients diagnosed with COVID-19 by collected from the electronic medical records of the hospitals in Henan Province from January 19, 2020, to March 2, 2020. Demographic characteristics, clinical data, frequency analysis of Chinese patent medicines (CPMs), Chinese medicine injections (CMIs), evaluation of baseline symptom scores, nucleic acid negative conversion, length of hospitalization, and mortality rates were studied.ResultsBetween 15 January 2020 and 2 March 2020, 131 hospitals with 1245 patients were included. Survey response Chinese herbal decoction, CPMs, and CMIs combined with conventional Western medicine (CWM) used for the treatment of COVID-19. The top 8 CPMs were Lianhua Qingwen capsules, Shuanghuanglian oral liquid, Pudilan Xiaoyan oral liquid, Banlangen granules, Lanqin oral liquid, compound licorice tablets, Bailing capsules, montmorillonite powder. The most frequently used CMIs were Xuebijing, Tanreqing, Reduning, Xiyanping and Yanhuning. TCM combined with CWM improved the patients’ symptom scores for fever, cough, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and fatigue. Nucleic acid negative conversion occurred at11.55 ± 5.91 d and the average length of hospitalization was 14.92 ± 6.15 d. The mortality rate was approximately 1.76%, which is a reduction in patient mortality.ConclusionsTCM combined with CWM improved clinical symptoms and reduced hospitalization and mortality rates.

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