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| Understanding of COVID-19 from the perspective of toxic pathogen theory |
| Hits 1007 Download times 748 Received:November 10, 2020 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2021.06.04 |
| Key Words
toxic pathogen theory;traditional Chinese medicine;COVID-19 |
| Author Name | Affiliation | | ZHAO Guifeng | Cardiovascular Department, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300381, China | | MA Yuting | Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China |
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| COVID-19 belongs to the category of "warm plague" in traditional Chinese medicine. The pathogenic factors are liqi and yidu. Summarized from the perspective of toxic pathogen theory,it has the characteristics of fierce pathogenicity,strong infectivity,easy to mix with six climatic pathogens and conversion with predisposition. To apply aromatherapy to avoid filth,regulate the physical and mental in prevention,while remove poisonous evil and know how to be flexible in treatment. To relieve exterior with fragrance in upper-jiao,dispel dampness and remove toxin in middle-jiao,and eliminate dampness and diuresis in lower-jiao,while pay attention to nourishing yin to prevent recurrence after recovery. Through further excavation,inheritance and innovation of toxic pathogen theory,it will play an important role in the prevention and control of infectious diseases in China. |
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