Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine Share Similar Philosophical Approaches to Fight COVID-19.
COVID-19
Traditional Chinese medicine
Western medicine
calcium
cold-dampness
vitamin D
Journal
Aging and disease
ISSN: 2152-5250
Titre abrégé: Aging Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101540533
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2021
Aug 2021
Historique:
received:
01
04
2021
accepted:
12
05
2021
entrez:
3
8
2021
pubmed:
4
8
2021
medline:
4
8
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Though disciplines in the same field, modern medicine (Western medicine) and traditional medicine (Traditional Chinese medicine, TCM) have been viewed as two distinct and divergent fields of medicine and thus differ greatly in their ways of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease. In brief, Western medicine is primarily an evidence (laboratory)-based science, whereas TCM is more of a healing art based on the theory of Yin and Yang and the five elements in the human body. Therefore, whether TCM and Western medicine could use similar philosophical approaches to treat disease remains unclear. It is well-known that vitamin D enhances immune function and reduces the spread of some viruses. Indeed, recent evidence shows that the blood calcium level is strongly associated with COVID-19 severity, and vitamin D supplementation has shown favorable effects in viral infections. According to TCM theory, the pathogenesis of COVID-19 is closely associated with cold-dampness, an etiological factor in TCM. Cold-dampness could be attenuated by sun exposure and Wenyang herbs, both of which can restore the vitamin D level in the blood in Western medicine. Therefore, TCM and Western medicine could share similar philosophical methods to fight COVID-19 and understanding their philosophical theories could achieve the maximum benefits for treatment of COVID-19 and other diseases.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34341699
doi: 10.14336/AD.2021.0512
pii: ad-12-5-1162
pmc: PMC8279530
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1162-1168Informations de copyright
copyright: © 2021 Zhao et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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