Coughing, brain fog, chest tightness, fatigue, and abnormal sense of smell or taste—do these symptoms of long COVID trouble you or your family? While currently, Western medicine lacks widely effective treatments for the ailment, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) offers some effective remedies.
In the program “Traditional Chinese Medicine: Past and Present” on channel NTD Chinese, Dr. Shi Cheng-xiu, director of Shi Chengxiu Chinese Medicine Clinic, shares clinical cases of treating long COVID symptoms based on individual constitutions. He teaches us how to use acupressure and dietary therapy to boost immunity and alleviate the symptoms of long COVID.
A review article published in Nature Reviews Microbiology in 2023 mentioned that there are estimated to be at least 65 million people experiencing long COVID worldwide, with the highest proportion among individuals aged 36 to 50. More than 200 types of long COVID symptoms affect various organ systems….