Intradermal Acupuncture on the Prevention and Adjuvant Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019

• Published in: 世界中西医结合杂志（英文） Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 23 - 34
• Main Authors: SHAN Kai, Li Ning-cen, GUO Yi, CHEN Ze-lin, YU Shu-guang, QIU Ji-wen, CHEN Bo, ZHOU Dan, TANG Yong, WANG Mei-juan, YANG Hua-yuan, YASUO ONO, ZHOU Ang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Specialty Committee of Evaluation and Promotion of Chinese Medicine Appropriate Technology of WFCMS, Beijing 100101, China%Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China%Specialty Committee of Evaluation and Promotion of Chinese Medicine Appropriate Technology of WFCMS, Beijing 100101, China%Specialty Committee of Evaluation and Promotion of Chinese Medicine Appropriate Technology of WFCMS, Beijing 100101, China 2020; Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China%Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin 300381, China%Professional Committee on Intradermal Needles, Chinese Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion, Beijing 100700, China; Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610072, China%Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China; Specialty Committee of Evaluation and Promotion of Chinese Medicine Appropriate Technology of WFCMS, Beijing 100101, China; Professional Committee on Intradermal Needles, Chinese Association of Acupuncture-Moxibustion, Beijing 100700, China
• Subjects: COVID-19; Plagues; Intradermal acupuncture; Thumbtack needle; Immunity
• ISSN: 2096-0964

In view of the serious threat to people's health caused by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to the relevant spirit of the Notice on Establishing the Cooperation Mechanism of traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in the Prevention and Treatment of COVID-19 and other Infectious Diseases issued by the National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China, National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China, on the basis of our early clinical research of using press needle embedding (intradermal acupuncture) to prevent and treat related diseases, the symptoms, etiology and pathogenesis of the disease were analyzed. We try to use the simple and easy intradermal acupuncture therapy to prevent and assist the treatment of the disease and its complications, hoping to make a modest contribution to help patients relieve part of suffering, and also provide advice for the doctors in the treatment of the disease.