Author(s)

Xixia Wang ¹, Weihua Zhang ², Mingxing Dong ¹, Hongwu Han ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, Shaanxi, 712046, China
² Xianyang Caihong Hospital, Xianyang, Shaanxi, 712000, China

Corresponding Author

Weihua Zhang

ABSTRACT

In recent years, the incidence of pediatric pneumonia gradually increased, most children with the onset of fast disease, serious disease, many complications, easy to relapse, seriously affect the quality of life of children. Simple western medicine treatment is easy to produce drug resistance, with many adverse reactions, and the treatment effect is not ideal. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment for pediatric pneumonia has unique advantages, plays an important role in the treatment, can adjust the immune function of the body, promote the resolution of inflammation, reduce the occurrence of complications, and improve the treatment effect. Therefore, this paper reviews the research of TCM treatment of pediatric pneumonia in order to provide theoretical basis and evidence-based support for the TCM clinical treatment of pediatric pneumonia.

KEYWORDS

Pediatric pneumonia; Traditional Chinese medicine treatment; Chinese medicine preparation; Chinese medicine characteristic therapy; Review

CITE THIS PAPER

Xixia Wang, Weihua Zhang, Mingxing Dong, Hongwu Han, Research progress in traditional Chinese medicine treatment of pediatric pneumonia. MEDS Chinese Medicine (2023) Vol. 5: 105-111. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/medcm.2023.050514.

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