Discovery of drugs to combat covid-19 inspired by traditional Chinese medicine
Descubrimiento de medicamentos para combatir la covid-19 inspirados en la medicina tradicional china
Hist. ciênc. saúde-Manguinhos; 30 (), 2023
Publication year: 2023
Abstract Contributions from traditional knowledge and history have proven useful in recent years to advance drug discovery. In response to the emergence of covid-19, scientists revisited traditional Chinese medicine.
This source of inspiration for drugs to treat this new disease is described here at three different levels:
traditional Chinese medicinal herbs, traditional Chinese medical formulas, and traditional Chinese medical texts. Drug discovery inspired by traditional Chinese medicine still faces serious resistance for various reasons, including its system of formulas and clinical trial design. A perspective that includes related issues would benefit the reasonable application of traditional knowledge in drug research and development.
Resumen Las contribuciones del conocimiento tradicional y la historia han demostrado ser útiles en los últimos años para avanzar en el descubrimiento de los medicamentos. En respuesta a la aparición de covid-19, los científicos revisaron la medicina tradicional china.