A patient receives a foot bath treatment in a bucket of decoction in an isolation ward of the affiliated hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which has been proven effective for COVID-19 patients, is used in treating confirmed cases in China.
JIANGXI, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- A TCM decoction named "Qingfei Paidutang" has been used in treating 701 confirmed cases in 10 provinces, of which 130 have been cleared for discharge, an official with the National Administration of TCM said Monday.
The decoction has been recommended to medical institutions nationwide on Feb. 6 after data analysis on 214 cases.
During the fight against the novel coronavirus, the affiliated hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine steps up efforts to push forward the TCM treatment for the patients infected with the novel coronavirus.
"Western medicine offers important life-supporting measures such as respiratory and circulatory assistance, while TCM focuses on improving patients' physical conditions and immune function. They complement each other," said Zhang Boli, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
A patient receives thermal treatment in an isolation ward of the affiliated hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
A medical staff encourages a patient in an isolation ward of the affiliated hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
A medical staff records treatment and nursing details in an isolation ward of the affiliated hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
A patient receives acupuncture treatment in a ward of the affiliated hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
A medical staff disinfects a corridor in a ward of the affiliated hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
A medical staff apply thermal treatment on a patient in an isolation ward of the affiliated hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
A medical staff checks a patient's condition in an isolation ward of the affiliated hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
Medical staff prepare to enter an isolation ward of the affiliated hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
A medical staff leads patients to do exercise in a ward of the affiliated hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
