COVID-19 sequelae are referred to by many names, including COVID-19 long-term symptoms, protracted COVID-19, acute post-COVID-19 symptoms, SARS CoV-2 acute infection sequelae (P

ASC), COVID-19 long-term effects, and chronic COVID-19.

COVID-19 sequelae can include a variety of ongoing health problems; these conditions can persist for weeks, months, or years.

What are the long-term symptoms of the new crown or the sequelae of the new crown?

People with COVID-19 sequelae may experience symptoms that persist for more than four weeks or even months after infection. Sometimes symptoms even go away or come back.

General symptoms

tiredness or fatigue that interferes with daily life
Worsening of symptoms after physical or mental work (also known as “post-workout discomfort”)
fever

respiratory and cardiac symptoms

difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
cough
chest pain
fast or pounding heartbeat (also known as palpitations)

neurological symptoms

Difficulty thinking or concentrating (sometimes called “brain fog”)
Headache
sleep problems
Dizziness (dizziness) when standing up
tingling
Changes in smell or taste
depression or anxiety

digestive symptoms

diarrhea
stomach ache

other symptoms

joint or muscle pain
rash
changes in the menstrual cycle

How does TCM relieve symptoms?

Efficacy and Safety of Chinese Medicine for COVID -19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“Chinese medication may improve treatment efficacy, relieve symptoms, promote lung recovery, and reduce the inflammatory response against COVID-19 while not increasing the risk of adverse events compared with conventional Western medication alone.”

After recovery, if there are no apparent sequelae symptoms, do patients still need to take traditional Chinese herbal medicine for conditioning?

Some patients have less obvious sequelae symptoms, but studies have shown that brain fog and cardiotoxicity side effects. In addition, patients with fatigue, palpitations, memory loss, insomnia, anorexia, nausea, and lack of timely treatment will lead to insufficient nutrient absorption, weaker spleen and stomach, long-term Cause stomach pain, and other problems. These symptoms persist for up to one year.

Does recovery from COVID-19 have brain fog?

A small number of patients have inattention and a little forgetfulness.

Diagnosis and diagnosis are caused by insufficient qi and blood or internal resistance of phlegm and dampness.

Can TCM perform telemedicine?

Yes, we can perform inquiries, inspections (face, demeanor, tongue), and Listening and Smelling Examination(voice, coughing, Etc.) by video. To a large extent, we can grasp the current disease status of the patient. Many patients responded well after taking the herbal medicine, such as restoring physical strength, reducing cough, Etc.

Reference and Source:

Wu, Hanting et al. “Efficacy and Safety of Chinese Medicine for COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” The American journal of Chinese medicine vol. 50,2 (2022): 333-349. doi:10.1142/S0192415X22500136
Fan, Arthur Yin et al. “Chinese herbal medicine for COVID-19: Current evidence with systematic review and meta-analysis.” Journal of integrative medicine vol. 18,5 (2020): 385-394. doi:10.1016/j.joim.2020.07.008
Lee, David Y W et al. “Traditional Chinese herbal medicine at the forefront battle against COVID-19: Clinical experience and scientific basis.” Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology vol. 80 (2021): 153337. doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153337
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