Traditional Chinese Medicine Strategy to Prevent Delta Virus Invasion

Gansu Daily special contributor Wang Shibiao

From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, COVID-19 Delta virus infection still belongs to the category of "epidemic disease", and the diagnosis is the same as the previous COVID-19 epidemic, and the core pathogenesis has not changed. However, it is characterized by rapid onset, large viral load and strong infectivity, and belongs to "toxic evil" from the etiology of traditional Chinese medicine.

The epidemic caused by Delta virus strain is easy to "combine summer heat with humidity". Summer heat is the evil of yang heat, and the "wet poison" caused by δ strain is mixed with summer heat, which is easy to damage the healthy qi and body fluid, and patients are prone to "qi deficiency". Combined with the characteristics of patients, the time from infection to clinical discomfort symptoms is shortened, the disease progresses rapidly, and the patient's fever symptoms are prominent, which is in line with the evolution characteristics of the pathogenesis of "dampness toxin clamping summer heat".

Huangdi Neijing says that "healthy qi exists inside, and evil can't be done", "when evil is combined, its qi will be lost" and "when evil is everywhere, it is insufficient". To prevent diseases, Chinese medicine first emphasizes the cultivation of healthy qi and the prevention of the invasion of epidemic drugs.

Strengthening the body resistance and consolidating the foundation, first promoting medicinal diet

People can make full use of high-quality medicinal materials to make medicated diet, nourish the body, improve the body's immunity and resist external evils.

30g of coix seed, 50g of tremella, 60g of lily, 50g of clean yam, 500g of ribs, 20g of lotus leaves, and lotus seeds for ordinary people 10. After cleaning the ingredients, add some water to the pot, cook slowly for 3 hours, and bring some soup.

30g of coix seed, 250g of carrot, 50g of fresh lily150g, 30g of raw astragalus, 5g of tsaoko/kloc-0, 5g of cardamom15g, 30g of dried tangerine peel, 4 pieces of jujube and 3 slices of ginger. The above amount is suitable for 4 people, and it can be cooked slowly for 3 hours, whether it is sweet or salty.

250g of chestnuts, 500g of lean pork, 300g of coix seed, 30g of codonopsis pilosula15g, 30g of dried tangerine peel, 30g of lobster sauce, and a little salt and ginger are added to susceptible people and close contacts who have suffered from cold (pneumonia) or pneumonia. Peel chestnuts, cut meat into pieces, add appropriate amount of water and cook until rotten.

Traditional Chinese medicine nourishes healthy qi instead of tea.

It is mainly based on invigorating qi and nourishing yin, aromatic and eliminating dampness, combined with heat-clearing products to improve immunity and resistance.

Compound Yupingfeng tea is prepared from Radix Astragali 15g, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae 10g, Radix Saposhnikoviae 6g, Herba Agastaches or Herba Menthae 5g. Wash the medicine, add water to boil, soak for 15 minutes and drink tea instead. Has the effects of consolidating exterior surface, benefiting qi, stopping sweating, clearing away heat, and improving immunity. Used for people with qi deficiency, low immunity and easy to catch a cold.

Take Rhizoma Atractylodis10g, Rhizoma Chuanxiong16g, Radix Puerariae 6g, Radix Glycyrrhizae 5g, add 3 slices of ginger, 3 onions and 0/000ml of water, add water, decoct for 20min, and filter for tea. This prescription comes from the collection of immortals written by Li Wenbing, a famous doctor in Qing Dynasty, and has the effects of strengthening spleen and strengthening yang, relieving exterior symptoms and removing filth. Attending epidemic diseases. According to records, this prescription "can achieve the effect of treating diseases and not dyeing diseases". Among many prescriptions, Atractylodes lancea is the first choice to avoid epidemic diseases. Among the 65 prescriptions for avoiding epidemics in Yi Shuo, Song Feng in Qing Dynasty, Atractylodes lancea was also used most frequently, because it transported spleen to dry dampness to avoid epidemics. Chuanxiong has the functions of activating blood and qi, expelling wind and relieving pain, matching Rhizoma Atractylodis, regulating qi and blood, soothing the liver and regulating qi, activating blood and removing blood stasis; Pueraria lobata promotes spleen and stomach to clear yang, so as to promote fluid production to quench thirst and relieve muscle sweat; Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch can strengthen spleen and replenish qi, clear away heat and toxic materials, eliminate phlegm and relieve cough, relieve pain and harmonize various medicines; Compatibility of ginger and onion to dispel cold, relieve exterior syndrome and eliminate pathogenic factors. The combination of various drugs can strengthen yang, relax muscles and tendons, promote blood circulation and qi circulation, strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness, so that the body foundation is firm and free from epidemic diseases.

Perillae rose tea is made of perilla leaf 10- 15g and rose 10- 15g. Wash the medicine and soak it in boiling water 15 minutes. Drink tea instead. It has the effects of relieving exterior syndrome, dispelling cold, promoting qi circulation, relieving depression, stopping vomiting, soothing liver and regulating qi. It is especially suitable for those who feel cold for the first time, feel uncomfortable in the upper abdomen, chest tightness and emotional discomfort.

Oral decoction prescription

Prescription of Fuzheng Piwen Recipe (widely applicable to people): Radix Astragali 15g, Radix Saposhnikoviae 9g, bran fried atractylodes 15g, bran fried atractylodes 6g, Fructus Forsythiae 9g, lotus leaf 6g and ginger 3g. Decocting method: add 500ml of water and decoct twice, each time for 30 minutes, and take 200ml, regardless of time.

Prescription of child prevention prescription: 6g of honeysuckle, 3g of dandelion, 9g of raw astragalus, 3g of dried tangerine peel, 6g of Ophiopogon japonicus, 3g of fried burdock and 2g of raw licorice. Decoct with water. Clearing away heat and toxic materials, invigorating qi and consolidating exterior.

Preventive prescriptions for close contacts and medical staff: Radix Astragali 15g, Radix Codonopsis 12g, Rhizoma Atractylodis 15g, parched Rhizoma Atractylodis 10g, Radix Saposhnikoviae 9g, Radix Pseudostellariae 12g, Radix Ophiopogonis 10g and Fructus Forsythiae/kloc. Decoct with water. Supplementing qi and nourishing yin, strengthening body resistance and consolidating exterior.

The above traditional Chinese medicine for prevention is taken 2-3 times after meals 1 hour. It is advisable to take one dose a day and five doses in succession.

If you need to take traditional Chinese medicine to prevent basic diseases, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital and prescribe on the basis of syndrome differentiation and treatment.

Appropriate technology of traditional Chinese medicine helps

The basic formula of homemade sachet is recommended: Pogostemon rugosa 15g, Eupatorium odoratum 15g, Borneolum Syntheticum 6g, Realgar 3g, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae 20g, and Folium Artemisiae Argyi 10g. The above medicines are made into coarse powder, packed into compact capsules, carried with you or placed at the bedside, and replaced every 10 day. Individuals can make their own prescriptions according to the basic prescriptions. Efficacy: Aromatic cleansing, calming nerves and helping sleep.

Recommended basic formula of foot bath: Folium Artemisiae Argyi 15g, Folium Perillae 9g, Cortex Eucommiae 30g, Radix Dipsaci 30g, Radix Angelicae Sinensis 60g, Radix Astragali preparata 30g, Herba Pogostemonis 15g, Fructus Chaenomelis 20g, and Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens 15g. Usage: add 2000ml of water, decoct with water for 45 minutes, take juice, and put it in a bucket to soak your feet. Every day 1 time, each time 15-30 minutes, depending on the slight sweating of the whole body.

Smoke the room indoors and outdoors with proper amount of moxa sticks and moxa sticks (mugwort leaves). When smoking, the room should be properly sealed, once every 1-2 days, about 1 hour each time. Folium Artemisiae Argyi has been used to prevent plague for thousands of years. Fumigating Folium Artemisiae Argyi has the functions of eliminating pathogens, avoiding filth, removing dampness, killing insects and removing bacteria.

Strengthening exercise, such as regular exercise such as Ba Duan Jin, can adjust the function of internal organs, improve physical fitness and enhance the ability of disease prevention and anti-aging. It's best to complete the whole set of Baduanjin 2-3 times a day.

Expert introduction

Wang Shibiao, a famous old Chinese medicine practitioner in Gansu Province, is a leading talent in the health system in Gansu Province. First-class chief physician of the Department of Internal Medicine of the Second People's Hospital of Gansu Province, professor of the Affiliated Hospital of Northwest University for Nationalities, and member of the prevention and treatment expert group of COVID-19, Gansu Province.