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Combined use of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine
While there is still no specific medicine or vaccine to treat COVID-19, Chinese health experts explored remedies combining traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine.
More than 70,000 patients, or over 90 percent of all confirmed cases on the mainland, have received TCM treatment. This has been effective in over 90 percent of cases, according to the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
TCM could significantly relieve symptoms in COVID-19 patients, while preventing the condition worsening among those with mild symptoms, said Yu Yanhong, Party chief of the administration.
Three TCM formulas and three medicines, including the Lianhua Qingwen capsule and the lung cleansing and detoxifying decoction, have proven effective in treating the infection, according to the administration.
