Traditional Chinese medicine helps fight COVID-19
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is one of the oldest in the world, its history goes back several thousand years. Many of the principles of treatment that Chinese medicine uses are also being introduced into the practice of doctors in other countries.
For example, if European doctors treat a disease and its manifestations, Oriental healers have for thousands of years regarded the human body as a single system in which everything is interconnected. This approach gives its results: according to WHO, Chinese medicine methods really help in the treatment of various diseases.
It was traditional Chinese medicine and its combination with Western methods that led to significant achievements in China's efforts to combat the new type of coronavirus epidemic COVID-19. Using a holistic approach in the treatment of diseases, Chinese medicine can effectively alleviate symptoms, cope with diseases, and also contribute to recovery.
A team of doctors from China, including experts in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, arrived in Italy to help in the fight against COVID-19. They introduce the country to TCM and provide medical advice to the local population. It should be noted that China has already handed over 100,000 boxes of traditional Chinese medicines to Italy.
According to Zhang Boli, President of the University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Tianjin, academic institutions in South Korea, Japan and Italy sent letters to China asking them to share their experience with COVID-19 and using TCM.
The Chinese Medicine Hospital in Jiangsu Province is successfully collaborating with Germany, the Netherlands and Canada, and is also preparing to launch an online platform that will help foreign experts consult online with Chinese colleagues on the treatment of COVID-19.
Chinese tea and herbal decoctions are also gaining popularity among foreigners, as well as physical exercise methods used in TCM to enhance immunity, prevent and combat the viral pandemic.
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