Severe epidemic in Hong Kong, mainland companies to deploy 150,000 boxes of materials the fight against SARS, "Golden sense Granule" fight against SARS in Hong Kong for the first batch of aid materials.
Jinhua Qinggan Granules are more expensive. The price of a box can be as high as 116 yuan, which is more than twice as expensive as "Lianhua Qingwen", and its medical literature is relatively small, but there are also studies showing that combined treatment with western medicine can relieve the symptoms faster. Slow symptoms.
TCM physician Weng Tingyao explained that the ingredients of Jinhua Qinggan Granules are similar to Lianhua Qingwen Capsules. Jinhua Qinggan Granules are added with Fritillaria, which has the function of resolving phlegm, while Lianhua Qingwen focuses on clearing heat and is suitable for people with enteric fever.
▼Mainland deploys "Jinhua Qinggan Granules" to aid Hong Kong▼
Available drugs for the observation period of the National Health Commission
Jinhua Qinggan Granule is one of the "three medicines and three prescriptions" of traditional Chinese medicine in the mainland's anti-epidemic. )" is listed as a drug available during the medical observation period.
A box of six pack HKTV Mall sold 116 yuan
However, Jinhua Qinggan granules are more expensive in terms of price. In the online store of HKTV Mall, for example, a box of six packs is priced at 116 yuan.
On the contrary, Lianhua Qingwen capsules are priced at 48 yuan for a box of 24 capsules.
Referring to other prices in the market, each box of Jinhua Qinggan Granules is about twice as expensive as Lianhua Qingwen Capsules.
Jinhua Qinggan Granules have been sold out in many online stores and pharmacies. The reporter inspected many pharmacies in To Kwa Wan, and the staff all said that they were out of stock and had not stocked.
▼Price of Jinhua Qinggan Granules and Lianhua Qingwen Capsules▼
There are few medical literatures in Wuhan, and the proportion of severe cases has dropped by 2/3
Compared with Lianhua Qingwen Capsules, Jinhua Qinggan Granules have relatively few medical literatures. Zhang Boli, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, conducted a similar study in 2020. A clinical control study conducted in Wuhan found that Jinhua Qinggan Granules treated patients with new coronary pneumonia and controls. Compared with the control group, the proportion of severe cases decreased by two-thirds, the time for fever reduction was shortened by one and a half days, and the white blood cell, neutrophil and lymphocyte counts reflecting immune function were significantly improved.
Pakistan study not completed without peer review
In addition, a recent clinical trial study conducted in Pakistan has preliminary results of the first phase.
The study conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of Jinhua Qinggan Granules in the treatment of new coronary pneumonia. The first phase of the study included 300 new coronary pneumonia cases and divided them into a treatment group and a control group. The treatment group effectively improved symptoms by 82.67%, but Research remains incomplete and peer-reviewed.
The team of Zhang Boli, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, found that the proportion of patients with new coronary pneumonia treated with Jinhua Qinggan Granules was reduced by two-thirds compared with the control group.
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Combined with western medicine to relieve symptoms faster
Another study published by the Guang'anmen Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences showed that after five days of treatment with Jinhua Qinggan Granules and Western medicine, the disappearance rates of fever, cough and fatigue were 80.3%, 66.1%, and 77.6%, which were higher than those treated with Western medicine alone. The highs were more than 27 percentage points, 25 percentage points and 25 percentage points respectively, proving that Jinhua Qinggan Granules combined with western medicine treatment can effectively improve the clinical symptoms of new coronary pneumonia.
The research has been published in the journal Chinese Medicine.
▼Research on Guang'anmen Hospital, Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences▼
Traditional Chinese Medicine: Jinhua Qinggan can resolve phlegm and Lianhua Qingwen focuses on clearing heat
What is the difference between Jinhua Qinggan Granules and Lianhua Qingwen Capsules?
Chinese medicine practitioner Weng Tingyao explained that Jinhua Qinggan Granules and Lianhua Qingwen Capsules have similar ingredients, both of which can clear away heat and detoxify.
The only difference is that Jinhua Qinggan Granules are added with Fritillaria, which has the function of resolving phlegm; while the ingredients of Lianhua Qingwen Capsules focus more on heat-clearing and are suitable for people with enteric fever.
He bluntly stated that the main ingredients of these two medicines are similar to Qingfei Paidu Decoction, which is used to treat patients diagnosed with AIDS.
TCM physician Weng Tingyao explained that Jinhua Qinggan Granules and Lianhua Qingwen Capsules have similar ingredients, both of which can clear away heat and detoxify.
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