Expert consensus on the use of traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of common symptoms of post-COVID-19 short-term condition

Acupunct Herb Med. 2023 Jun;3(2):63-68. doi: 10.1097/HM9.0000000000000066. Epub 2023 Apr 27.ABSTRACTA proportion of patients who recovered from COVID-19 have ongoing, recurrent, or new symptoms with negative nucleic acid/antigen test results, which has become a new public health problem that needs to be concerned. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has shown its unique advantages in preventing, treating, and rehabilitating COVID-19. To further standardize clinician's clinical diagnosis and use of TCM for the treatment of common symptoms associated with COVID-19 infection following negative nucleic acid/antigen results, the front-line clinical experts were invited for discussion on the concepts, etiology, clinical manifestations of post-COVID-19 condition, and on treatment with TCM to form the consensus. Clinicians of TCM, Western medicine, or integration of both can use this consensus document for clinical practice and research purposes.PMID:37810369 | PMC:PMC10317190 | DOI:10.1097/HM9.0000000000000066
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Source Type: research