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| An exploration of the Chinese medical understanding of human monkeypox |
| Hits 579 Download times 1864 Received:February 08, 2023 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2023.05.13 |
| Key Words
monkeypox;traditional Chinese medicine;etiology and pathogenesis;rule and treatment;prevention |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | WANG Yulin | School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China | | | LIN Peizhe | School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China | | | MENG Jingyan | School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China | mengjy@163.com |
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| Abstract
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| In July 2022 the World Health Organization declared the monkeypox epidemic to be a public health emergency of international concern with a risk of further spread. Monkeypox is the both animal and human disease caused by monkeypox virus, which can be transmitted through contact with body fluids or respiratory droplets and people are generally susceptible to it. The systems are similar to smallpox and it belongs to "yibing" in traditional Chinese medicine. It is believed that in traditional Chinese medicine the disease is located in the lung, spleen and stomach. The principle of lightly clearing, heat-clearing and detoxification, regulating qi and promoting blood circulation, and reinforcing healthy qi are the key to treat the disease. Before the pox emerges, use decoction of rhizome cimicifugae and radia with addition and subtraction; at the time of pox development, use Qingwen Baidu Decoction with addition and subtraction; after the scab has formed, use Baoyuan Decoction with addition and subtraction. In the prevention of monkeypox, we should think highly of vital energy and avoiding the pathogenic factor. |
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