Exploration of the core medication rule of traditional Chinese medicine for prevention and treatment of COVID-19
Objective To explore the core medication rule of of traditional Chinese medicine for prevention and treatment of COVID-19,and to provide certain theoretical guidance for clinical drug use.Methods Diagnosis and treatment plans of COVID-19 in different areas were collected,extract relevant data to conduct statistical analysis on the frequency of drugs,flavor and meridian tropism and association rules.Results 183 therapeutic prescriptions and 52 prophylactic prescriptions were included,involving 34 syndromes and 272 traditional Chinese medicines.According to different stages and syndrome types,the overall drug properties of high-frequency drugs were mainly warm and flat,which meridian tropism in lung and spleen,the prevention prescriptions all play the role of invigorating the lung and spleen.Conclusion Traditional Chinese medicine plans aim at the pathogenesis of damptoxin obstruction in the lung,with the core treatment methods of invigorating qi and invigorating spleen,invigorating fluid and moistening lung,and resolving dampness and detoxicating to prevent and treat the COVID-19.To develop a more effective and feasible prevention and treatment plan,further combination of traditional Chinese medicine theory and clinical practice is needed.
COVID-19Traditional Chinese medicineMedication rule