Summary of TCM Master LIU Zhiming’s Experience and Ideas on Differentiating and Treating Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)/ 国医大师刘志明辨治新冠肺炎经验与思路总结

Although the TCM master LIU Zhiming is 96 years old, he is still concerned about the prevention and control of the corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19) and he immediately conducts remote consultation Currently, the first batch of patients have been cured and discharged, including several critically ill patients When treating COVID-19, master LIU always identifies the concept of "pneumonia" in traditional Chinese and western medicine Therefore, he does not abuse heat-clearing and detoxifying drugs He mainly refers to the prevention and treatment methods of plague, plague in winter and plague due to dampness He not only inherits the traditional syndrome differentiation system of epidemic febrile diseases, but also pays attention to the special situation of the patients, or the appearance lagging behind the nature of the disease He often uses Yinqiao Powder and Sangju Drink to reat patients in the Wei stage In the Qi stage, if patient has phlegm-heat obstructing lung, Qianjin Weijing Decoction, Jinkui Fuling Xingren Gancao Decoction, Huangqin Banxia Pill and Beimu Gualou Powder are commonly used If the patient is Qi-heat and dampness syndrome, Baihu Decoction is used Chengqi Decoction is used to treat internal heat in Fu-organs Qingying Decoction and Zhuling Decoction are commonly used in the Ying stage For the Blood stage, blood-heat with bleeding syndrome is rare, and the remaining heat syndrome is treated with Qinghao Biejia Decoction Epidemic diseases syndrome differentiation method attaches importance to tongue diagnosis Dayuan Drink or Sanxiao Drink is selected according to the diagnosis Yin collapse syndrome is more common The basic formula is Shengmai Powder with Xiyangshen (American ginseng) adding Huangqi (astragalus)