Inheriting the essence, keeping integrity and innovation-Liu Qingquan, one of the series of reports on the anti-epidemic report of TCM: Let the development of TCM enter a new era

[Editor's note] "We must develop traditional Chinese medicine, focus on interpreting the principles of traditional Chinese medicine with modern science, and take the road of integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine.

Only by inheriting the essence can the development of Chinese medicine have a long history; only by keeping integrity and innovation, can the development of Chinese medicine be clear and turbulent.

Liu Qingquan, Dean of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University.

"The future development of Chinese medicine is to be brave and daring to integrate with modern science and technology, and to be good at using the language of modern science and technology to clarify and explain the oldest theories of Chinese medicine, so that Chinese medicine can truly become a world medicine, A medical system that can be used by the country and all ethnic groups.

On February 15, 2020, at Beijing Ditan Hospital, a pharmacist dispenses medicine for patients with new coronary pneumonia in a Chinese pharmacy.

Chinese and Western collaborative treatment experience lays the foundation for the formation of new medicine

In the process of fighting against the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the effective prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine-the "three medicines and three prescriptions", which have been screened clinically, have played an important role.

Liu Qingquan, who once served as an expert in the Hubei Central Guidance Group and deputy leader of the National TCM Medical Treatment Expert Group, introduced that the "three medicines and three prescriptions" are actually a classic theory of Chinese medicine, based on the experience of Chinese medicine in treating plagues for thousands of years.

"Through the analysis of the clinical characteristics of new coronary pneumonia, we have formed a concept that can combine a variety of effective prescriptions to treat.

"In the process of using the'three prescriptions and three drugs' treatment, we have also initially explored and mastered some theoretical data on the treatment of new coronary pneumonia with Chinese medicine.

"In terms of the coordinated treatment of Chinese and Western medicine, Chinese and Western medicine have played their respective strengths, and ultimately played a very important role in improving the success rate of severe and critically ill treatment and reducing the mortality rate.

On February 25, 2020, at Jiangxia Fangcai Hospital, Zhan Min (right), a medical staff member of the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, performed TCM acupoint application treatment for patients with new coronary pneumonia.

Traditional Chinese medicine Fangcang shelter hospital explores the integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine infectious disease hospital model

In the process of Chinese medicine participating in the prevention and control of the Wuhan epidemic and clinical treatment, the Fangcang shelter hospital has become a medical innovation in a special period.

Liu Qingquan, who once served as the president of Jiangxia Fangcai Hospital, has deep feelings about the experience of TCM taking over Fangcai Hospital.

Liu Qingquan believes that the experience and results obtained by all Chinese medicine in taking over the square cabin hospital and using Chinese medicine technology to treat light and common patients with new coronary pneumonia have laid the necessary pavement for the state to support the establishment of infectious disease hospitals and specialized hospitals that integrate Chinese and Western medicine.

On May 23, 2021, doctors set up an automatic decoction machine in the Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine in Yingkou City, Liaoning Province.

Increase investment to support the construction of Chinese medicine institutions and research on Chinese medicine

Nowadays, in the treatment of many local epidemics that have been spread in China, the treatment plan of Chinese medicine is becoming more and more perfect and mature, and very good results have been achieved.

"Compared with this kind of treatment effect, there are too few medical institutions of Chinese medicine, which is a limitation to the role of Chinese medicine and the future development of Chinese medicine.
" Liu Qingquan called for the country to increase research and institutions of Chinese medicine.
Investment in construction.
In response to infectious diseases, it is hoped that the state can support mature regions to establish infectious disease hospitals that integrate traditional Chinese and Western medicine.

Liu Qingquan said that infectious diseases are the public enemy of mankind, regardless of Chinese medicine or western medicine, regardless of ethnicity.
Therefore, it is hoped that my country can make achievements in the construction of infectious disease hospitals of traditional Chinese medicine and integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine, and set a model for the development of Chinese medicine and even the world's medicine.
I hope that my colleagues in Chinese and Western medicine can work together and seize the opportunity to bring the development of Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine into a new era.