Lesson 3 : Infection prevention and control of epidemic : How to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection among medical staff and front liners

Recently, the epidemic situation has become severe, and many front liners have been infected. I am Alexander Ho, as a Chinese medicine doctor from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, I would like to contribute my knowledge in Chinese herbs for Covid-19 prevention. Refer to " The Handbook of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine Prevention and Control of Covid-19", I designed an anti-epidemic herbal tea that reduce risk of infection when close contact with Covid-19 patients.

Homodesty anti-epidemic herbal tea is based on the theory of preventive treatment of diseases in Chinese medicine :
-- Supplementing Qi and nourishing Yin.
-- Clearing dampness and disperse phlegm.
-- Clearing away heat and toxic materials from lung.

Homodesty anti-epidemic herbal tea :
Radix Astragali 黄芪 15g
Radix Ophiopogonis 麦冬 6g
Flos Lonicerae 金银花 6g
Fructus Forsythiae 连翘 6g
Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae 陈皮 3g
Boil the 5 herbs with water, drink once a day, can be taken continuously for 7 days.

Functions of Chinese herbs :
Radix Astragali
At present, Radix Astragali is the Chinese herbs with the most prescriptions for preventing and treating Covid-19 in China hospitals. As early as 2003, it used in the prescription for SARS prevention and treatment as well, it was fully affirmed that Radix Astragali had the effects of nourishing the Qi of lung, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and regulating the immune system. Modern studies have proved that Radix Astragali protects the cardiovascular system, anti-arrhythmia, protects the liver, improves the cytopathic effect caused by a variety of viruses, reduces the level of inflammation, improves blood circulation and lung function.

Radix Ophiopogonis
Nourishing Yin, moistening the lungs and clear the fire from heart. This herb is very suitable for front liners who work under hot weather with PPE, The excessive sweating can interrupts the Yin and Yang of heart, resulting in weak vitality, chest tightness, palpitations, cold sweats, cold limbs and dehydration.

Flos Lonicerae and Fructus Forsythiae
Both herbs are often used to treat common cold with wind-heat syndrome or epidemic febrile disease. The anti-influenza virus active ingredients in Flos Lonicerae and Fructus Forsythiae can inhibit the activity of the Covid-19, reduce the release of inflammatory factors, and regulate the body's immunity.

Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae
This herb regulates Qi , strengthens Spleen, removes dampness to reduce phlegm. It is also an anti-oxidant, antibacterial and anti-asthmatic herb with other functions, such as making expectoration easy, promote secretion of digestive juice, eliminate intestinal gas, dilate coronary arteries and promote the function of gallbladder.

The combination of the above Chinese herbs can make our front liners have stronger immunity and better energy level to prevent being infected.  This Anti-epidemic herbal tea is just a basic formulation. If you have other chronic diseases, you can ask a Chinese medicine doctor to customize a herbal supplement.

Covid-19 pneumonia is an acute infectious disease, and the measures to control infectious diseases require the assistance of Chinese medicine. Chinese medicine has a great contribution to prevent, control the source of infection, cutting off the route of transmission, and protecting the susceptible population, and it is worth to include Chinese medicine methods to infection prevention and control of epidemic.

God bless our nation. Rid us of mutation.

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Level 5, Aeropod Commercial Square,
Jalan Aeropod Off Jalan Kepayan,
88200 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

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《中医防疫秘密 3 ：如何降低医护人员及社区感染风险》

最近疫情日益严重， 加上许多医护人员被感染，小何中医参考了 《新型冠状病毒肺炎中西医结合防控手册》，根据中医“治未病”理论，以益气养阴、化痰祛湿、清热解毒为法，设计了防疫茶，适用于流行期间与新冠肺炎患者密切接触的预防。

《谦和堂防疫茶》：
黄芪15g，麦冬6g，金银花6g，连翘6g，陈皮3g。以上5味水煎服，每日1次，可以连续服用7天。

黄芪：
目前黄芪是使用于新冠肺炎防治配方最多的中药。早在2003年防治SARS处方中，经充分肯定过黄芪的补肺气、健脾胃、调节机体免疫力的功效。现代研究证明黄芪能保护心血管系统，抗心律失常、保护肝脏，对多种病毒所致的细胞病变有改善作用，同时降低炎症反应水平，改善动脉血气和肺功能。

麦冬：
有养阴生津，润肺清心功能，十分适合在天气炎热下工作的医务人员，他们穿着不透气防护服，容易汗出太多、心烦内热、损伤心阴心阳，造成元气虚衰。

金银花和连翘：
常用于治疗风热感冒、温病初起等外感疫病，其抗流感病毒有效成分能抑制 新冠病毒活性、减少炎性因子释放、调节机体免疫等多个方面 。

陈皮：
理气健脾，燥湿化痰， 有抗氧化、抗菌、祛痰、平喘、促进消化液分泌、排除肠内积气、扩张冠状动脉和利胆等功效 。

以上中药配合一起，能让前线医护人员体力充沛、免疫力提高、抵抗病毒。防疫茶只是简单基础方， 若有其他慢性疾病、特殊体质，可以要求中医师客制化中药保健品。

新冠肺炎是一种急性传染病，控制传染病的措施需要中医的协助。中药在预防、控制传染源﹑切断传播途径﹑及保护易感人群有很大的贡献，值得推广！

祝福马来西亚抗疫成功！大家加油！

Company address :
Homodesty Consultancy
Level 5, Aeropod Commercial Square,
Jalan Aeropod Off Jalan Kepayan,
88200 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

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如果不想熬药、需要容易冲服、方便携带的浓缩中药粉，也可以联络我们。
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中医防疫秘密 2 ：天然食物抗病毒

大家好! 很多人问小何中医，如何在行动管制令期间呆在家里，又能不长胖，而且还能保持健康生活？

新冠病毒流行期间，当然要尽可能减少外出，但是咱们吸取上次呆在家里好几个月的教训后，发现很多人吃太多、每天只是看电视，结果大家反而健康变差了。

记得第一点，预防新冠病毒不是直接依靠保健品，我们应该重视新鲜的食材，调整合理膳食，荤素搭配，才能打造超强的免疫力! 平时吃大量肉类的人，要多吃蔬果，小何中医认为成年人平均每天 300 - 500克各种各类的蔬菜水果，蛋白质则按体重每公斤为1 - 1.5克，碳水化合物—天约300克 （按体能劳动力）。

特别提醒，任何极端的饮食方式在防疫上都有可能造成免疫功能下降，让身体更容易被病毒入侵。比如， 奉行超低碳水化合物，或者进食大量动物油脂。

《黄帝内经》指出“ 五谷为养，五果为助，五畜为益，五菜为充，气味合而服之，以补益精气。” 在摄取碳水化合物时，不要只吃米面，所谓“五谷为养”，就是用五谷杂粮来养我们的生命，五谷有大补元气的功效，其他的食物也是从旁配搭在一起， 以后有时间小何中医可以多说一些。

注意，食用肉类和蛋类要煮熟、煮透，什么生鱼片刺身、寿司都不建议吃。 好了今天我们就说到这里， 这次的疫情的发展迅速，大家的日子都很艰难， 希望通过这小小的分享可以帮助大家维持 健康的身体，加油！

Company address :
Homodesty Consultancy
Level 5, Aeropod Commercial Square,
Jalan Aeropod Off Jalan Kepayan,
88200 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Google map : https://goo.gl/maps/XFT2CAZC2VS2

Contact number / WhatsApp / LINE : 012-4883814

E-mail : tcm.modesty@gmail.com

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Lesson 2 : Infection prevention and control of epidemic, Chinese medicine theory and the anti-viral diet

Staying at home during lock down mean you have higher chances to become fat? Eating too much, spending too much time on TV programs until you gradually get into sedentary lifestyle? 

People ask me to share more about the tips of fighting Covid-19 through the idea of an Chinese medicine doctor. The very important tip is not to depend on health supplements. Fresh and raw foods should be the correct answer to build a stronger immune system. 

If you eat too much of meats, may be it is time to intake more fruits and vegetables. 300 to 500 grams of fruits and vegetables a day will keep the virus away. As for protein intake, each Kg of your body weight need 1 to 1.5 grams, the carbohydrates will be 300g per day, remember to slightly adjust the ratios based on your daily activities. 

My little advice for those who is on extreme diet, a diet that cut down a lot on carbohydrates  might lower your immunity to fight Covid-19, a diet that contains very high portion of fat might increase the phlegm and stasis blockage in lung. 

"The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" clearly pointed out the healthy diet should be: " Five grains are for nourishment, the five fruits are for help, the five animals are for benefit, and the five vegetables are for filling." When you intake carbohydrates, please don't just eat rice or noodles. The so-called "five grains for nourishment" means multi-grains, complex carbohydrates, to nourish our body, increase the vital energy. Other categories of foods are playing an assisting roles from side. In the future, I will spend more time on the topic of Chinese medicine and diet.

The last thing I want to advise people not to intake raw meats, raw eggs, sushi, sashimi and rare steaks not only give you the risk of worm infections but also have possibility of being polluted by Coronavirus. 

Well, that's all for today. The Covid-19 epidemic is spreading rapidly, and everyone’s life is in danger. I hope this little sharing will help you in planning your diet and giving you an idea to maintain a healthy body. Thank you! I am your Chinese Medicine doctor, Alexander Ho. 

Company address :
Homodesty Consultancy
Level 5, Aeropod Commercial Square,
Jalan Aeropod Off Jalan Kepayan,
88200 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

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E-mail : tcm.modesty@gmail.com

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Lesson 1 : Infection prevention and control of epidemic : Chinese herbs Incense culture

We understand the people who live in small island, rural area or inland might lack of a lot of resources to prevent community infections from Corona virus. Therefore I am here to share with you, a very cheap and effective natural Infection prevention method. We use two Chinese herbs :  Artemisia Argyi (艾叶)  and Atractylodes Lancea (苍术) to releases fragrant smoke when burned,  it can achieve the effect of house sanitizing and cleaning.

There are many writting about control of epidemic in the book "Compendium of Materia Medica" and other ancient Chinese herbal books, burning Artemisia Argyi (艾叶), Atractylodes Lancea (苍术), Angelica Dahurica, Clove, Sulfur and other herbs will help to disinfect and purify room.

Instructions:
Using dried Artemisia Argyi (艾叶), Atractylodes Lancea (苍术), according to the ratio of 1:1, about 30-60 grams per 100 square meters of space. Coarse grind, mix well and place it in a dish. When you light it, you should be seeing smoke instead of flames. When burn, Artemisia Argyi (艾叶) might create a lot of smoke, if you can't adapt to the smoke, you can use Atractylodes Lancea (苍术) alone.

* If you don't have time to grind the herbs, you can use a moxibustion stick, this will make thing easy for you. A moxibustion stick is not expensive and yet it can protect the whole family.

Precaution:
Keep away from surrounding flammable materials, and be sure to extinguish the fire when there is a flame. Disinfection and control of plague mainly rely on smoke. When the Chinese dried herbs are burned, it is best to close the doors and windows tight. After full combustion, the smoke fills the room, and everyone should temporary away from the room. After about 1 to 2 hours, open the doors and windows for ventilation. Avoid this method if you are allergic to smoke. You can wear a Chinese medicine aromatic sachet to have the similar benefit of control plague if you don't like the idea of burning herbs.

Studies have also shown that herbal smoke can inhibit and kill a variety of bacteria and viruses. Atractylodes Lancea (苍术) has the effects of removing dampness (high humidity, more than 80%), invigorating the spleen and removing wind. The combination of Artemisia Argyi (艾叶) and Atractylodes Lancea (苍术) are aromatic herbs that eliminating dampness, eliminating filth and resolving turbidity.

Thank you for your reading, I am Alexander Ho, a Chinese Medicine physician from Sabah. Please share this article to those people that you care and love.

I wish you have a health body and let's work together to flatten the curve.

Company address :
Homodesty Consultancy
Level 5, Aeropod Commercial Square,
Jalan Aeropod Off Jalan Kepayan,
88200 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

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Contact number / WhatsApp / LINE : 012-4883814

E-mail : tcm.modesty@gmail.com

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《中医防疫秘密 1 ：薰香文化与新冠肺炎》

由于很多小地方的人都没有太多条件去预防新冠病毒，所以一个不小心就容易发生大规模的感染。在此，小何中医要分享一个很便宜又有效的抗疫方法--中药薰香，我们藉由薰燃艾叶、苍术对家居进行熏蒸，就可以达到辟秽除瘟的作用。

《本草纲目》等书中多处记载，谓凡疫气流传，可于房内用苍术、艾叶、白芷、丁香、硫磺等气味芳香中药焚烧以进行空气消毒辟秽。 

使用方法：
采用干燥的艾绒、苍术，按照1∶1的比例，每100平方米空间约取30~60克。  将苍术打成粗粉，和艾绒混合均匀， 放在盘内，点燃烟熏仅见冒烟，不见火焰 。艾绒燃烧烟雾较大，如无法适应艾绒烟雾，也可单独用苍术熏。 

* 也可以直接使用艾条。

使用注意：
远离周边易燃物品，有火苗时务必熄灭火苗。消毒除瘟主要靠烟，中药烟熏的时候，最好紧闭门窗，待充分燃烧后，烟雾充满房屋，人员暂避，大约1~2小时后，开门窗通风。对烟雾过敏者忌用。   

现代研究也表明，艾烟对多种细菌和病毒有抑制和杀灭作用。苍术有燥湿健脾、袪风除湿的功效。艾叶、苍术二者配合，共同起到芳香化湿、辟秽化浊之效。 

感谢大家阅读，请帮忙传播这个讯息，让更多人知道。我是沙巴谦和堂的小何中医，祝大家身体健康，防疫抗疫成功！ 



Company address :
Homodesty Consultancy
Level 5, Aeropod Commercial Square,
Jalan Aeropod Off Jalan Kepayan,
88200 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

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Contact number / WhatsApp / LINE : 012-4883814

E-mail : tcm.modesty@gmail.com

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