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Chinese medicine to help with the flu

19-01-14 health information

News that Andy lau has cancelled four concerts due to the flu has sparked heated debate. What should we do about the flu? First let us understand the "famous" "let famous people also bow down" influenza is a disease?

Influenza is an acute respiratory infectious disease caused by influenza virus. The onset of influenza is acute. Although most cases are self-limited, some of them may develop to severe influenza due to complications such as pneumonia. In a few cases, the disease progresses rapidly and may die due to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and/or multiple organ failure. Severe influenza mainly occurs in the elderly, young children, pregnant women or people with chronic basic diseases and other high-risk groups, can also occur in the general population.

According to the data released by the China influenza surveillance network in the first week of 2019 (December 31, 2018 -- January 6, 2019), the level of influenza activity in the southern and northern provinces of China's mainland continues to rise, and has now entered its peak, but the overall level of activity is lower than the same period last year. The influenza virus detected was mainly subtype A (H1N1), followed by subtype A (H3N2).

Most of China's inland provinces have entered the 2018-2019 winter and spring flu season, and activity levels continue to rise. However, the overall activity level of influenza virus in China is lower than that in the same period of last year. No significant variation in antigenicity, genetic characteristics and drug resistance has been found in the major epidemic strains in the pathogenic analysis, and the virus is sensitive to neuraminidase inhibitors.

So what should we do about the flu?

General preventive measures: maintaining good personal hygiene is an important means to prevent influenza and other respiratory infectious diseases. Wash your hands frequently. Maintain a clean and ventilated environment; Minimize activities in crowded places and avoid contact with patients with respiratory infection; Keep good respiratory hygiene habits. Cover your mouth and nose with paper towels when coughing or sneezing. Wash hands after coughing or sneezing. When influenza-like cases appear in schools, childcare institutions and other collective units, patients should rest at home, do not go to work and classes without illness, to reduce the spread of the virus; Respiratory symptoms should be home rest, early medical treatment.

Vaccination: influenza vaccination is the most effective means of preventing influenza and can significantly reduce the risk of influenza and serious complications. It is recommended that people at high risk of influenza, such as the elderly, children, pregnant women, people with chronic diseases and medical personnel, should be given priority to get the flu vaccine every year.

Traditional Chinese medicine: traditional Chinese medicine has shown positive effects in the prevention and treatment of various infectious diseases. Professor Yang zhen and his team from xi 'an hospital of traditional Chinese medicine, the first national famous traditional Chinese medicine doctor, have drawn up a Chinese prescription to prevent influenza -- "jinju fanggan soup" according to the climate and disease characteristics this year.

Formula: 15g honeysuckle, 10g chrysanthemum, 10g mulberry leaf, 10g northern ginseng, 15g radix ophiopogonis, 12g orange peel, 15g radix platycodonis, 15g isatidis root

Decoction method: decoction of each dose of water for 2 times, 20 minutes each time, a total of 500ml, divided into 2 times to 4 times to take, adult daily dose, children over 10 years old daily half dose, children under 10 years old according to the age of the appropriate reduction. Use as directed by your doctor.

According to the characteristics of this year's flu, the respiratory department of xi 'an hospital of traditional Chinese medicine formulated a series of flu prescriptions for the prevention and treatment of different TCM syndromes to provide diagnosis and treatment for patients.

The outpatient guidance department of xi 'an hospital of traditional Chinese medicine also provides flu prevention tea, which is free to drink.

In short, the flu can be prevented and controlled, you know how to learn the above tips, the risk of disease will be greatly reduced.