LIAN would like to support TCM herbalists with a collection of information on the use of TCM herbal medicine for the prevention and treatment of Covid-19 diseases.

The information is structured according to well-known institutions or lecturers and the suggested formulas are sorted by color according to the different stages of the disease. We would like to thank the authors and translators who have made the texts and formulas available to us.

The formulas are stored in the LIAN online ordering system OOS as formula templates and can be easily selected there. Please see the overview of the formulas. Missing substances have been provided with subtitutions by the LIAN TCM specialists to the best of their knowledge. These substances are mentioned in the prescription title and can be changed by the prescriber if needed.

With all this information, it is important to mention that it always makes sense to adapt the formulas used to the patient's individual TCM diagnosis.

Patients who fear they have contracted the coronavirus should always contact their family doctor first by telephone. For prevention and in mild cases of confirmed cases, treatment with TCM herbal medicine can provide good support.

LIAN recommends a proper intake with tongue diagnostics and a conversation on the phone or online. Prescriptions can then be made and patients continue to be well-supported with TCM.

Please also note the following interesting interviews from China.

This is an excerpt from a document published by the Chinese national health authorities. It was published on 03.03.2020 and is the currently valid document up to the time of completion of this translation. It contains 23 pages of official guidelines and recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of Covid 19.

Nina Zhao-Seiler has summarized the communication from the authorities on the publication and translated chapter 4, which describes the recommended TCM treatment. To show how these TCM treatment recommendations are embedded in conventional medical treatment, she has added the titles of the other chapters.

Many thanks to Nina Zhao-Seiler for her permission to publish on lian.ch

These formulas are also shown in John Chen's formula overview.

John Chen from eLotus presents the experiences from Hubei and Wuhan in a presentation (English). The proposed formulas are shown in the overview (above). Please also see the recorded webinars with Chen below.

With kind permission from Zhejiang, we are pleased to make this manual (English) available to you here.

Suzanne Robidoux has lived in China and Taiwan for 16 years and studied with various masters with a focus on classical and clinical practice. She received her doctorate in acupuncture from Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine in 2007. Dr. Robidoux works with masters throughout China to publish their life's work and make their knowledge accessible to the West. To this end, Robidoux has translated over twenty Chinese medicine textbooks. She has also published a clinical research paper and various articles on classical Chinese medicine and teaches it in many countries around the world. She now works at the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and researches the clinical effectiveness of the classics Shang Han Lun and Jin Gui Yao Lüe by Zhang Zhongjing.

Explanations of the pathomechanism and formula recommendations on chinesemedicinetraveller.com

Dr. Li Jie completed his professorship at Shan Dong TCM University in China. Dr. Li Jie is a board member of the Examination Committee of the World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies (WFCMS). In October 2016, he was Vice President of the Committee on External Treatment Methods and Technologies (WFCMS). In November 2017, he was elected as a board member of the International Working Committee of the WFCMS. He is the Director of the European Department of "Traditional Chinese Medicine Heritage of China National School Qi Lu for Complex Diseases". Dr. Li Jie also holds a doctorate degree in Western Medicine. He has focused on Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM) for more than 20 years. He is one of the founders of Qing Bai Academy Holland and is the Education Director of TOMO TCM College in Poland.

Li Jie uses a combination of yu ping feng san, gui zhi tang and si jun zi tang to strengthen Qi and protect the surface of the body. Additional aromatic herbs transform internal dampness. gui zhi yu ping fang is contraindicated in acute illness and when respiratory distress is caused by the corona virus.

The combination of four classic formulas ma xing shi gan tang, she gan ma huang tang, xiao chai hu tang and wu ling san has been used thousands of times in China for coronavirus infections. This formula is used for mild cases as a self-treatment at home. Modifications were made by Li Jie according to European and seasonal conditions.

The experts from the Vienna School of Traditional Chinese Medicine will present preventive formulas (modified and agreed with Chinese doctors from several hospitals) and various treatment strategies.