机构：[1]Institute of Cerebrovascular Disease Research and Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China.神经科系统神经内科首都医科大学宣武医院[2]Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, TX 76107, USA.[3]Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
Though disciplines in the same field, modern medicine (Western medicine) and traditional medicine (Traditional Chinese medicine, TCM) have been viewed as two distinct and divergent fields of medicine and thus differ greatly in their ways of diagnosing, treating, and preventing disease. In brief, Western medicine is primarily an evidence (laboratory)-based science, whereas TCM is more of a healing art based on the theory of Yin and Yang and the five elements in the human body. Therefore, whether TCM and Western medicine could use similar philosophical approaches to treat disease remains unclear. It is well-known that vitamin D enhances immune function and reduces the spread of some viruses. Indeed, recent evidence shows that the blood calcium level is strongly associated with COVID-19 severity, and vitamin D supplementation has shown favorable effects in viral infections. According to TCM theory, the pathogenesis of COVID-19 is closely associated with cold-dampness, an etiological factor in TCM. Cold-dampness could be attenuated by sun exposure and Wenyang herbs, both of which can restore the vitamin D level in the blood in Western medicine. Therefore, TCM and Western medicine could share similar philosophical methods to fight COVID-19 and understanding their philosophical theories could achieve the maximum benefits for treatment of COVID-19 and other diseases.
基金：
This work was supported by grants from Capital Funds for Health Improvement and Research (2020-2-1032), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, Grant/Award Number: 81971222, and the Xuanwu Hospital Science Program for Fostering Young Scholars (QNPY2020005).
第一作者机构：[1]Institute of Cerebrovascular Disease Research and Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China.
通讯作者：
通讯机构：[1]Institute of Cerebrovascular Disease Research and Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China.[2]Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, University of North Texas Health Science Center, TX 76107, USA.[3]Beijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.[*1]Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.[*2]University of North Texas Health Science Center, TX 76107, USA.
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714)：
Fangfang Zhao,Zhenhong Yang,Ningqun Wang,et al.Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine Share Similar Philosophical Approaches to Fight COVID-19[J].AGING AND DISEASE.2021,12(5):1162-1168.doi:10.14336/AD.2021.0512.
APA：
Fangfang Zhao,Zhenhong Yang,Ningqun Wang,Kunlin Jin&Yumin Luo.(2021).Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine Share Similar Philosophical Approaches to Fight COVID-19.AGING AND DISEASE,12,(5)
MLA：
Fangfang Zhao,et al."Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine Share Similar Philosophical Approaches to Fight COVID-19".AGING AND DISEASE 12..5(2021):1162-1168
