Traditional Chinese Medicine experts introduce Chinese experience on COVID-19 to Australian counterparts
(People's Daily Online)
A China-Australia academic symposium, held through webcast
on April 4, introduced traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to the world, sharing
its contributions to the global fight against the novel coronavirus, as this
thousands-year-old branch of medicine has played a vital role in China’s successful efforts to
prevent and control COVID-19.
Zhang Boli, academician of the Chinese Academy of
Engineering and president of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese
Medicine, noted at the video symposium that TCM was effective in treating both
mild and severe cases.
It is able to reduce
the duration of fever, cough and feebleness, improve the lung CT image, lift
the number of lymphocytes and lower inflammatory mediators, said Zhang, who is
also a member of the work group sent by the central government to guide
epidemic control work in Hubei.
“What’s more important is that TCM
is able to reduce the ratio of severe cases turned from mild ones, which is
significant,” Zhang
added.
During the recovery period some patients, particularly those
who had severe symptoms, can achieve full recovery and reduce possible sequelae
through the combination of TCM and Western medicine.
At the symposium, Vice President of Australian Chinese
Medical Practitioners Society Li Jiang introduced and analyzed COVID-19
situation in Australia
Now is the best time to combine TCM with Western medicine,
said Ven Tan, chairman of Australian Soong Ching Ling Foundation, executive
chairman of Australia China Economics, Trade and Culture Association, and
chairman of Tasly Healthpac Group.
At the medical centers of Tasly Healthpac Group, Tan learned
of the broad demand for TCM of Chinese students in Australia, China-funded
organizations and overseas Chinese.
Zhang Boli suggested that overseas Chinese take TCM in
accordance with local climates, their respective symptoms, and differentiation
of syndromes. He said it’s not
recommended that all healthy people take TCM for prevention, and it’s vital for people to adjust
to their physical conditions.
Secretary General Wang Guochen of China Association of
Chinese Medicine said that the combination of TCM and Western medicine in China’s fight against COVID-19
marked an important practice to inherit and innovate the traditional medicine
branch.
It’s a duty
bound for enterprises to join in the fight against the virus, saving the
patients at this critical moment of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Executive
Chairman Yan Kaijing of Tasly Holding Group.
Yan shared that under the support of the China Association
of Chinese Medicine, Tasly established an international sharing platform of
TCM, hoping to forge a long-term mechanism for global exchanges on TCM through
the internet.
The symposium, hosted by China Association of Chinese
Medicine and co-organized by Tasly Holding Group, Australian Chinese Medical
Practitioners Society, and New South Wales Association of Chinese medicine, was
held at a major venue in Tianjin, with 18 venue branches set up in Beijing,
Wuhan and Australia.
Traditional Chinese Medicine experts introduce Chinese experience on COVID-19 to Australian counterparts
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