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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2020

Potential Therapeutic Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Review.

Qin Qiu, Yuge Huang, Xiaohua Liu, Fangfang Huang, Xiaoling Li, Liao Cui, Hui Luo, Lianxiang Luo

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  11. Traditional Chinese medicine in COVID-19.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Qin QiuGraduate School, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Yuge HuangDepartment of Pediatrics, The Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Xiaohua LiuGraduate School, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Fangfang HuangGraduate School, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Xiaoling LiAnimal Experiment Center, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Liao CuiGuangdong Key Laboratory for Research and Development of Natural Drugs, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Hui LuoThe Marine Biomedical Research Institute, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Lianxiang LuoThe Marine Biomedical Research Institute, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has been rapidly spreading globally and has caused worldwide social and economic disruption. Currently, no specific antiviral drugs or clinically effective vaccines are available to prevent and treat COVID-19. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) can facilitate syndrome differentiation and treatment according to the clinical manifestations of patients and has demonstrated effectiveness in epidemic prevention and control. In China, TCM intervention has helped to control the epidemic; however, TCM has not been fully recognized worldwide. In this review, we summarize the epidemiology and etiological characteristics of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and the prevention and treatment measures of COVID-19. Additionally, we describe the application of TCM in the treatment of COVID-19 and the identification of small molecules of TCM that demonstrate anti-coronavirus activity. We also analyze the current problems associated with the recognition of TCM. We hope that, through the contribution of TCM, combined with modern technological research and the support of our international counterparts, COVID-19 can be effectively controlled and treated.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2technologytherapeutic effecttraditional Chinese medicine

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PMID33343347
PMCPMC7741169

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