Herbal medicine and pattern identification for treating COVID-19: a rapid review of guidelines

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is pandemic and has caused illness to many people worldwide. This review aimed to summarize and analyze the herbal formulae provided by the guidelines for their pattern identifications (PIs) and compositions of herbs to treat patients with COVID-19. Me...

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Main Authors: Lin Ang, Hye Won Lee, Jun Yong Choi, Junhua Zhang, Myeong Soo Lee
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Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
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description Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is pandemic and has caused illness to many people worldwide. This review aimed to summarize and analyze the herbal formulae provided by the guidelines for their pattern identifications (PIs) and compositions of herbs to treat patients with COVID-19. Methods: We searched 7 data sources for eligible traditional medicine guidelines up to March 6, 2020 and found a total of 28 traditional medicine guidelines that provide treatment measures for COVID-19. Results: Of the 28 guidelines, there were 26 government-issued Chinese guidelines and 2 Korean guidelines. After standardizing the terminology of the PIs and herbal formulae, there were 8 PIs and 23 herbal formulae for the mild stage, 11 PIs and 31 herbal formulae for the moderate stage, 8 PIs and 21 herbal formulae for the severe stage, and 6 PIs and 23 herbal formulae for the recovery stage in the Chinese guidelines. In the Korean guidelines, there were 4 PIs and 15 herbal formulae for the mild stage, 3 PIs and 3 herbal formulae for the severe stage, and 2 PIs and 2 herbal formulae for the recovery stage. In the frequency analysis of herbs, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Armeniacae Semen Amarum, Ephedrae Herba, and Gypsum Fibrosum were found to be the herbs with the high frequency of usage in the Chinese guidelines. Conclusion: This review can be used as guidance for the traditional medicine treatment of COVID-19. Clinical evidence is needed in the future to evaluate the efficacy of traditional medicine.
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spelling doaj-art-d82f4d1fe2244cfab39db784214caa562025-08-20T03:09:47ZengElsevierIntegrative Medicine Research2213-42202020-06-019210040710.1016/j.imr.2020.100407Herbal medicine and pattern identification for treating COVID-19: a rapid review of guidelinesLin Ang0Hye Won Lee1Jun Yong Choi2Junhua Zhang3Myeong Soo Lee4Clinical Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Korean Convergence Medicine, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaHerbal Medicine Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaSchool of Korean Medicine & Korean Medicine Hospital Lung Cancer & Pulmonology, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of KoreaEvidence-based Medicine Centre, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, ChinaClinical Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Korean Convergence Medicine, University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author at: Clinical Medicine Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea.Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is pandemic and has caused illness to many people worldwide. This review aimed to summarize and analyze the herbal formulae provided by the guidelines for their pattern identifications (PIs) and compositions of herbs to treat patients with COVID-19. Methods: We searched 7 data sources for eligible traditional medicine guidelines up to March 6, 2020 and found a total of 28 traditional medicine guidelines that provide treatment measures for COVID-19. Results: Of the 28 guidelines, there were 26 government-issued Chinese guidelines and 2 Korean guidelines. After standardizing the terminology of the PIs and herbal formulae, there were 8 PIs and 23 herbal formulae for the mild stage, 11 PIs and 31 herbal formulae for the moderate stage, 8 PIs and 21 herbal formulae for the severe stage, and 6 PIs and 23 herbal formulae for the recovery stage in the Chinese guidelines. In the Korean guidelines, there were 4 PIs and 15 herbal formulae for the mild stage, 3 PIs and 3 herbal formulae for the severe stage, and 2 PIs and 2 herbal formulae for the recovery stage. In the frequency analysis of herbs, Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma, Armeniacae Semen Amarum, Ephedrae Herba, and Gypsum Fibrosum were found to be the herbs with the high frequency of usage in the Chinese guidelines. Conclusion: This review can be used as guidance for the traditional medicine treatment of COVID-19. Clinical evidence is needed in the future to evaluate the efficacy of traditional medicine.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213422020300391Coronavirus disease 2019Pattern identificationHerbal medicineChinese medicineKorean medicine
spellingShingle Lin Ang
Hye Won Lee
Jun Yong Choi
Junhua Zhang
Myeong Soo Lee
Herbal medicine and pattern identification for treating COVID-19: a rapid review of guidelines
Integrative Medicine Research
Coronavirus disease 2019
Pattern identification
Herbal medicine
Chinese medicine
Korean medicine
title Herbal medicine and pattern identification for treating COVID-19: a rapid review of guidelines
title_full Herbal medicine and pattern identification for treating COVID-19: a rapid review of guidelines
title_fullStr Herbal medicine and pattern identification for treating COVID-19: a rapid review of guidelines
title_full_unstemmed Herbal medicine and pattern identification for treating COVID-19: a rapid review of guidelines
title_short Herbal medicine and pattern identification for treating COVID-19: a rapid review of guidelines
title_sort herbal medicine and pattern identification for treating covid 19 a rapid review of guidelines
topic Coronavirus disease 2019
Pattern identification
Herbal medicine
Chinese medicine
Korean medicine
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213422020300391
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