中医治疗传染性非典型肺炎的优势

Advantages of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Treating SARS

通过亲临非典一线临床工作 ,认识到中医治疗非典的优势是 :中医药早期介入后 ,退热快 ,症状明显减轻 ;可避免激素应用或减少用量 ,纠正激素的副作用 ;采用活血化瘀、软坚散结等治疗方法 ,可及早阻止或减轻肺纤维化的形成 ;祛邪扶正辨证而施 ,恢复期以益气养阴法为主。

Based upon their clinical experience in the treatment of SARS,the authors summarized the TCM's advantages as follows: Early intervention of TCM can abate the fever and relieve the clinical symptoms more quickly,avoid the use of hormones or lessen their dosage,and remedy their side effects; Chinese herbs effective to activate blood and resolve stasis,soften hardness and dissolve lump can prevent or reduce the formation of pulmonary fibrosis; at the recovery stage,the treatment mainly focuses on enriching qi and yin.