The combination of Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is safe for SARS (2003/10/10)


According to the research reports, which focuses on treating SARS with the combination of Western medicine and TCM, SARS patients of the same age and physical condition enjoy higher survival chances using the combination method compared with those just receiving Western medicine alone. The cost of the combination method is also lower compared with the purely Western medicine method.

The combination of Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a safe treatment method for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The combination method can alleviate the breathing difficulties of SARS patients and help reduce inflammation. Research findings also show: the doctors and nurses attending to SARS patients, those had taken Chinese herbal medicine as prevention were all free from SARS infection during the SARS outbreak in parts of China of this year.

Preliminary statistics show that of the 195 hospitals in China designated for SARS treatment, 102 had sent medical staff trained in TCM to participate in SARS treatment. TCM was used in treating 3,104 confirmed SARS cases. The experts suggested administering the combination method in the early stages as well as the full process of SARS treatment, and called for including TCM in the clinical treatment link of China's public health emergency response mechanism.
 
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