ZHOU Dayong's Experience in Treating Chronic Cough after COVID-19 Infection
Cough is a common symptom after infection with the New Coronavirus. Some patients may develop chronic cough. Due to its lingering and recurrent characteristics,it seriously affects the daily life of the patients. West-ern medicine has certain limitations in its treatment and often has poor results. Many clinical studies have found that traditional Chinese medicine has a unique therapeutic effect on this syndrome. Professor ZHOU Dayong is a famous Chinese medicine doctor in Anhui Province. He has been exploring the way of Qihuang for nearly 40 years. He is par-ticularly good at the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases and has rich clinical experience. This article sum-marizes Professor ZHOU's clinical experience in treating chronic cough after New Coronavirus infection. He believes that this syndrome is caused by epidemic toxins damaging the lungs and spleen,lung and spleen deficiency,and posi-tive deficiency and evil lingering. It should be treated from the perspective of the lungs and spleen,with the principle of strengthening the spleen and nourishing the lungs,cultivating the earth to produce gold,the lungs and spleen to be in harmony,the lungs and spleen to be full of lung Qi,and the spleen and earth to be prosperous,so that it can be cured.
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