基于中医“抗疫”背景浅谈中医药发展的机遇与挑战

Opportunities and Challenges of Development of Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on Its Anti-Epidemic Background

中医药是世界民族文化遗产中的一块瑰宝,自古以来中医药为中国劳动人民防治疾病、维持身心健康以及保障全民族繁衍生息做出了重要贡献。中国历史上曾多次发生重大传染病疫情,中医药均积极参与其中并发挥了独特的治疗优势。尤其自此次新型冠状病毒肺炎暴发以来,中医药早期、全程、深度介入疫情防控救治工作,获得了肯定的临床疗效。中医药具有重要的医疗价值,且在当前社会背景下,中医药还将进一步被需求和重视。但在获得诸多历史性新机遇的同时,中医药传统诊疗方法、传承模式和现代化医疗体系建设等也面临新的更艰巨的挑战。

Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)is a treasure of the world cultural heritage.Since ancient times,TCM has made important contributions to the prevention and treatment of diseases,the maintenance of physical and mental health and the protection of the whole nation′s reproduction for the Chinese people.In the history of China,there have been many major outbreaks of infectious diseases,and TCM has actively participated and displayed its unique advantages in the treatment.Especially since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia(COVID-19),TCM intervenes in the epidemic prevention and control since early stage,and is involved wholly and deeply,and has gained positive clinical curative effect.TCM has great medical value,and in the current social background,it will be further needed and valued.However at the same time,its diagnosis and treatment methods,inheritance mode and modern medical system construction are also facing more and new arduous challenges.