Hong Kong (CNN) Could a traditional Chinese medicine help fight the Wuhan coronavirus , or is one of the country's most influential state media outlets promoting pseudoscience and false hope ? The Wuhan Institute of Virology is also administered by the CAS and is among the country's most advanced virus research laboratories. The news comes after China's National Health Commission issued a notice on the treatment of the coronavirus on Monday, asking medical institutions to "actively promote the role of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) during treatment." Chinese patent drug containing herbal medicines Shuanghuanglian oral liquid could help contain #novelcoronavirus, according to a joint research between Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica and #Wuhan Institute of Virology. "Traditional medicine is a treasure of Chinese civilization embodying the wisdom of the nation and its people," Xi said at the meeting in Beijing.

Source: CNN February 01, 2020 07:52 UTC