[Objective] To clarify the theoretical basis and application strategy of aromatics foulness repelling method for Corona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19). [Methods] By combing the veins of aromatics foulness repelling method, summarizing the historical literatures and practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the treatment of plagues, and combining the clinical characteristics of COVID-19, the prevention and treatment of aromatics foulness repelling method for COVID-19 were analyzed. [Results]COVID-19 belongs to the category of "Plague" in Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is caused by "epidemic pestilence factor" and "foul turbidity factor", and it exhibits the pathogenesis characteristics of dampness pathogen block, metaplasia foul turbidity. Dispelling foulness with aromatics is one of important Chinese medicine methods for treating epidemic diseases, which includes dispersing upper energizer and dispelling foulness to promote qi, transporting and transforming middle energizer and dispelling foulness to dissolve turbidity, aromatics inducing resuscitation and dispelling foulness to activate mind, etc. The pathogenesis of COVID-19 is wind warm with dampness initially, then turns into internal obstruction of dampness turbidity, and then combines with phlegm-fluid-stasis-toxin to form dampness turbidity toxin evil, diffusing the triple energizer, confusing heart spirit, and finally separating yin and yang. In line with the syndrome transmission pattern of COVID-19, aiming at acute infectious diseases with dampness evil, we sum up four levels of therapeutic principles to use aromatics dispelling foulness method, namely aromatics promoting qi, aromatics dispelling dampness, aromatics dissolving turbidity and aromatics breaking blood. [Conclusion]The development evolution of dampness foul turbidity Qi runs throughout the pathogenesis evolution of COVID-19, by application of aromatics foulness repelling method, it is able to promote the circulation of Qi, remove dampness, dissolve turbidity and remove blood stasis with drastic drugs in different stages. This method is of great guiding significance in solving the major epidemic disease of COVID-19 that is threatening the whole world. |