Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is not particularly effective in treating interstitial pneumonia, and it is best to treat it comprehensively by combining traditional Chinese and western medicine. Interstitial pneumonia has a long course of disease, and can be mainly treated with Chinese herbal medicines that moisten the lung to stop cough, tonify lung qi and tonify lung yang.

It is necessary to use corresponding prescriptions for comprehensive conditioning under the syndrome differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine. Interstitial pneumonia itself may cause pulmonary fibrosis, and the condition will gradually worsen. Therefore, through continuous exercise, more exercise, reasonable diet, and improving the body's immunity, symptoms can also be improved and the quality of life can be improved.