When was it reported that Chinese medicine was used to treat COVID-19 without serious illness?

The curative effect of traditional Chinese medicine in treating COVID-19 has been recognized by WHO expert meeting.

The report of the World Health Organization (WHO) expert review meeting on TCM treatment in COVID-19 was released in official website on March 3 1, and 2 1 international experts from six WHO regions attended the review meeting. The report of the conference pointed out that Chinese medicine can effectively treat COVID-19, reduce the conversion from mild cases and ordinary cases to severe cases, shorten the time of virus clearance, and improve the clinical prognosis of mild cases and ordinary patients.

The report also encourages member States to consider the integrated medical model (integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine model) formed and applied in China; Effectively manage the current epidemic situation and prepare for the possible epidemic situation in the future.

At the evaluation meeting, Director state administration of traditional chinese medicine of China welcomed the continued support for traditional medicine and expressed China's willingness to help other WHO member countries strengthen the role of traditional medicine in the health system.

The cover of the report of the World Health Organization's expert evaluation meeting on traditional Chinese medicine treatment in COVID-19. Image from WHO official website

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June 5438+1October 65438+July 2022, after the Director-General of WHO held a high-level policy dialogue with state administration of traditional chinese medicine, China, WHO decided to hold an expert meeting to evaluate the effect of traditional Chinese medicine in treating COVID-19.

On June 65438+ 10/8, the Director-General of WHO, Ted breyer Ghebreyesus, wrote on Twitter: "I met with Huang Luqi, deputy director of state administration of traditional chinese medicine, China and president of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, to discuss the role of Chinese medicine in promoting people's health."

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Twitter that 65438+ 10/8.

Subsequently, from February 28th to March 2nd, an expert review meeting of TCM treatment in COVID-19 was held. The 265,438+0 international experts attending the meeting came from six regions of WHO, including five members of the WHO expert advisory group, eight representatives of the WHO Cooperation Center, three members of the WHO International Herbal Medicine Supervision Cooperation Organization and academicians of the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Technicians from WHO headquarters, regional and country offices also attended the meeting.