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In the Spirit of Benevolence

Taking Action to Fight Against the Covid-19 Pandemic

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ID22353945
AuthorsXu-Jie Wang (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College), Wan-Tong Zhang (Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China), Wantong Zhang (0000-0002-0489-0202, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College), Xuexue Zhang (0000-0002-8396-7852, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College), Xue-Xue Zhang (Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China), Jiaxi Li (0000-0001-8697-4049, Shanxi University), Jia-Xi Li (Graduate school, Shanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan 030024, China), Qiuyan Li (0009-0007-4758-0865, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College), Qiu-Yan Li (Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China), Wei-Liang Weng (Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China), Weiliang Weng (0000-0002-5543-192X, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College)
Year2022
Volume5
Issue3
Pages176-181
Publication date2022-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChinese Medicine and Culture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2589-9627 • E-ISSN: 2589-9473
PublisherOvid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1097/mc9.0000000000000028
OpenAlexW4298112027
LanguageEN
References cited8

Confucian doctors are representative of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners with excellent moral character and medical knowledge, they are not hidden in the depths of ancient documents but are a guiding inspiration for professional medical personnel today. Confucian doctors are representative group of benevolence in Confucian philosophy and demonstrate the scientific and humanistic spirit of Confucian philosophy and demonstrate the scientific and humanistic spirit of Confucianism in their medical practice. They are also leading medical practitioners who uphold professional ethics in their pursuits of scientific research, clinical diagnosis & treatment, and scholarship. Both TCM and Confucian doctors played important roles during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in China. By virtue of the superb medical skills of Confucian doctors, integrated Chinese and Western medicine can quickly alleviate patients’ symptoms, increase cure rates, reduce mortality rates, thus saving lives. Following the results of extensive clinical trials, this integrated therapy is now understood to be a beneficial treatment for COVID-19. The combination of TCM and Western medicine is a major feature of COVID-19 prevention and control in China. In particular, TCM plays a significant role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic with its unique advantages

Alternative medicine · China · Disease · Environmental ethics · Humanism · Pandemic · Pathology · Political science · Scholarship · Traditional Chinese medicine · Virtue · Virtue ethics · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies · Law · Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 · Medicine · Philosophy

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