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Rev Cub de Tec de la Sal 2021; 12 (2)

Herbology from traditional chinese medicine to successfully fight covid-19

Meyer LA, Columbié PM, Rolando PA

Language: Spanish
References: 32
Page: 117-128
PDF size: 465.83 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: COVID-19 is a new disease that originated in China in November 2019. The disease is produced by a type of coronavirus, identified as SARS-CoV-2. Objective: to describe the use of Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal medicine in the treatment of COVID-19 in Portia Clinic during 2020. Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 50 patients from the state of Portia Clinic, treated for COVID-19 with Traditional Chinese Medicine phytotherapy. Ethical principles and data confidentiality were complied with. Variables were operationalized to meet the stated objective. The variables were summarized with absolute and relative frequency measures, which were represented in tabular form. Results: 64% of the group studied was male, with a general predominance of the 50-59 years age group. A PCR was performed in 58% and all of them were positive. Fever and general malaise predominated in more than half of the patients studied. The most frequently observed risk factor was overweight. Eighty percent took infusions during symptoms, while 82% recovered in less than one week. Conclusions: the SARS-CoV endemic in China between 2002 and 2003 gave rise to reports on the efficacy of ancestral TCM. This served as a basis for combating the pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 in patients treated with this alternative therapy, achieving favorable results.


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