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The role of traditional Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of coronavirus disease 2019

editorial. 2022 May 10;2(2):115–118. doi: 10.1515/mr-2022-0003Chensi Yao1, Yingying Yang2, Xiaolin Tong1,✉PMCID: PMC9274758PMID: 35862511Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly since its outbreak in 2019, which constitutes a pandemic. As of March 28, 2022, there were 4,76,374,234 confirmed cases and 6,108,976 confirmed deaths globally, which seriously threatened human life and health [1]. COVID-19, declared a pandemic by The World Health Organization (WHO), is one of the greatest challenges the world has faced for centuries. In the face of the sudden disease outbreak, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which has developed over thousands of years, has achieved remarkable progress in the global fight against the pandemic. With effective policies and measures, China has contributed “Chinese solutions” worth noting in the global response to the pandemic. Nowadays, the situation of pandemic prevention and is grim worldwide. We should promptly summarize the experience, learni…