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Treating COVID-19 with Qingfei Paidu Decoction with and without Ephedra Herba: A Retrospective Case Series

청폐배독탕 및 청폐배독탕거마황을 사용해 COVID-19 증상의 개선을 보인 증례 보고 : 후향적 사례군연구

  • Kim, Kwangho (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Gwangju Medical Center) ;
  • Kang, Geonhui (Dept. of Internal Medicine and Neuroscience, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Lee, Young-ung (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Gwangju Medical Center) ;
  • Kang, Sunny (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Gwangju Medical Center) ;
  • Ji, Sangho (Dept. of Internal Medicine and Neuroscience, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Song, Juhwan (Dept. of Internal Medicine and Neuroscience, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Cheol-hyun (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Gwangju Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Sangkwan (Dept. of Korean Internal Medicine, Wonkwang University Gwangju Medical Center)
  • 김광호 (원광대학교 광주한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 강건희 (원광대학교 한의과대학 순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 이영웅 (원광대학교 광주한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 강선이 (원광대학교 광주한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 지상호 (원광대학교 한의과대학 순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 송주환 (원광대학교 한의과대학 순환신경내과학교실) ;
  • 김철현 (원광대학교 광주한방병원 한방내과) ;
  • 이상관 (원광대학교 광주한방병원 한방내과)
  • Received : 2022.04.09
  • Accepted : 2022.05.26
  • Published : 2022.05.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this report is to describe the effects of Qingfei Paidu decoction (QPD) and QPD without Ephedra Herba on COVID-19 patients. One COVID-19 patient was treated with QPD and two others who had been sensitive to ephedra were treated with QPD without it. The fever, cough, and sore throat of all three were monitored three times a day through non-face-to-face assessment for a total of five to seven days, and cough and throat pain changes were evaluated with a numeric rating scale (NRS). After treatment, the fever and NRS scores were improved for all three patients. These results indicate that both QPD and QPD without Ephedra Herba is an effective treatment for COVID-19 symptoms.

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This paper was supported by Wonkwang University in 2022

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