Recently, many people have been stocking up on medicine to prepare for the battle against Omicron. Some people are anxious because they can't buy medicine, some are nervous because they are approaching the "finals", and some even start taking medicine early for prevention. In a series of live broadcasts hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission, Municipal Science and Technology Commission, and Municipal Health Promotion Commission Office last night, Zhang Wei, director of the Pulmonary Disease Department of Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that the so-called "Shanggong "Treat the disease before it's too late", instead of blindly hoarding medicines, it's better to "stock up" immunity and achieve "a moderate diet, a regular daily life, a moderate amount of work and rest, and a smooth mood". This is a practical method for everyone.
This wave of epidemic has new characteristics, and it is important to distinguish between "wind-cold" and "wind-heat"
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the new coronavirus belongs to the category of epidemic disease. From the "Huangdi Neijing" to "Treatise on Febrile Diseases", traditional Chinese medicine has a complete set of theories for treating epidemic diseases. In a sense, the history of traditional Chinese medicine is the history of the fight against epidemic diseases.
Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes syndrome differentiation and treatment. Syndrome differentiation is the analysis and identification of disease syndromes, that is, a series of symptoms that appear during the development of the disease. Traditional Chinese medicine treats COVID-19 infection not by targeting the virus itself, but by the symptoms displayed by the patient. Since 2020, Zhang Wei has been participating in ward rounds on the front line of treatment. According to his observation, the syndrome characteristics of patients in the current wave of epidemics have indeed changed: in the first half of the year, wind, heat, and poison were the main symptoms. Now a considerable number of patients have the symptoms of wind-cold covering the surface and external cold and internal heat, which is the so-called fear of fear. Symptoms such as cold.
Zhang Wei emphasized that in this round of epidemic, the main symptoms of patients are aversion to cold, fever, and cough. Therefore, in traditional Chinese medicine treatment, we must first distinguish between "wind-cold" and "wind-heat". Patients with wind-cold are mainly afraid of the cold, often accompanied by symptoms such as runny nose and itchy throat. Patients with aversion to cold can take away evil spirits through sweating. Patients with wind-heat have severe fever and may be accompanied by symptoms such as purulent discharge and sore throat. In clinical treatment, the identification must be accurate, otherwise it may be counterproductive.
In fact, patients report more body aches, sore throats, headaches, coughs, etc., which are all manifestations of cold evil. For example, many netizens say "swallowing blades". This is because the outside of the lungs opens in the nose and the inside opens in the pharynx. If lung evil is blocked in the throat, it will manifest as obvious sore throat. Headaches are also caused by cold evil spreading outwards and wind-cold binding the surface. Muscle aches are also obvious manifestations of cold syndrome.
In response to the hotly debated topic "Can you wash your hair and take a shower after infection?", Zhang Wei said that traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to the prevention of recurrence of scab, including prevention of recurrence due to food, fatigue, medicine, and disease. Specifically, when the body's sweating heat subsides, the pores are open. At this time, external evils can easily invade the body. If the body suffers from wind and cold diseases again, it may be aggravated.
Medicine and food come from the same source, green onion and ginger water, stewed snow pears, and steamed oranges all have auxiliary effects
The core of the theory of epidemic diseases in traditional Chinese medicine is "the righteousness is within the body, and the evil cannot be eliminated." The key is Strengthen the body and eliminate evil. The so-called strengthening is to regulate the body and improve its own immunity. For this reason, the new coronavirus prevention plan launched in Shanghai in the first half of this year included a tea substitute developed by Shuguang Hospital. As a preventive measure, "Shuguang Anti-epidemic Strengthening Drink" is composed of five Chinese medicinal materials: astragalus, honeysuckle, dried reed root, patchouli, and perilla leaves. At most, more than 3,000 prescriptions are prescribed every day. However, for special groups such as children and pregnant women, whether they can take tea substitutes requires specific consultation with a doctor.
Since traditional Chinese medicine can play an auxiliary preventive effect, can some people who have not yet been infected and are approaching the "final round" prevent infection by taking medicine in advance? In this regard, Zhang Wei said that traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes syndrome differentiation and treatment. To deal with the new coronavirus, it mainly focuses on the five points of wind, heat, poison, stasis, and deficiency. If the medicine is used in advance without a human body certificate, not only will the efficacy be unclear, but the gain may even outweigh the loss. Because there are differences between individuals, after being infected with the new coronavirus, some people will show wind-chill and some will show wind-heat. Before infection, it is impossible to predict which type each person belongs to.
If you are already infected and do not have suitable Chinese medicinal materials at home, you can use some alternative methods of medicine and food for auxiliary treatment. For example, green onion, ginger and brown sugar water can be used for early chills and sweating. At this stage, scraping, warming the abdomen, and drinking hot porridge can help shorten the course of the disease and make people comfortable. Food therapies such as stewed pear and steamed oranges can also moisturize the lungs, but hot fruits such as oranges, durians, and mangoes should be avoided.
Keeping the lungs moist and increasing cilia trembling makes it easier to detoxify, thus enhancing your own immunity.
Actively improve immunity, treat the new coronavirus with a calm attitude, pay attention but not panic
From the perspective of Western medicine, if the nucleic acid or antigen changes from positive to negative, it means that the patient has basically recovered, which is the so-called "Yangkang". From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, some people still experience symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, backache, and sweating after their nucleic acid turns negative. Zhang Wei said that people in the recovery period can receive targeted treatment through traditional Chinese medicine conditioning, that is, preventing recurrence of scabies. For example, fatigue and shortness of breath are a sign of qi deficiency, and ginseng and astragalus can be used to strengthen the body and replenish qi. People with backache and sweating can take Liuwei Dihuang Pills to nourish the kidney and replenish qi.
At the same time, some remaining respiratory symptoms must be cured as soon as possible to prevent them from becoming chronic respiratory diseases. Zhang Wei reminded "Yangkang" people that although the proportion of secondary infections in the short term is very low, there is still the possibility of reinfection if the immunity is low. You should also be careful with common colds within two months after recovery.
Zhang Wei suggested that the elderly and people with basic diseases, while actively treating basic diseases such as the heart, brain, and kidneys, can use moderate to low-intensity exercises such as Baduanjin and Tai Chi. Help in early recovery.
As the new coronavirus infection is included in the "B Category B", Zhang Wei hopes that everyone will view the new crown with a peaceful mind, pay attention to it but not panic and be nervous, eat in moderation, live a regular life, and work and rest in a moderate manner. , have smooth emotions, and face the normal management of the new coronavirus with a positive and upbeat life.