Effects of Chinese medicine for COVID-19 rehabilitation: a multicenter observational study

Chinese Medicine

Table 4 Occurrence of clinical symptoms

(A) Main symptoms (主症)
	N	Cough	Coughing up phlegm	Shortness of breath
Qi Deficiency of Lung and Spleen	92	43 (46.74%)	32 (34.78%)	42 (45.65%)
Qi and Yin Deficiency	80	34 (42.5%)	29 (36.25%)	36 (45%)

(B) Accompanied symptoms (兼症)
	N	Fatigue	Poor appetite	Spontaneous sweating	Post-meal fullness	Loose stool
Qi Deficiency of Lung and Spleen	92	70 (76.09%)	27 (29.35%)	54 (58.70%)	43 (46.74%)	32 (34.78%)

	N	Fatigue	Soreness and weakness of waist and knees	Feverish palms and soles	Tinnitus	Night sweats
Qi and Yin Deficiency	80	58 (72.5%)	49 (61.25%)	25 (31.25%)	23 (28.75%)	32 (40%)

Baseline occurrence (N, %) of clinical symptoms in participants diagnosed with one or both of the two particular CM Syndromes. Both CM Syndromes consist of the main symptoms of cough, coughing up phlegm, and shortness of breath. They also both exhibit fatigue as an accompanied symptom. For the Qi Deficiency of Lung and Spleen CM Syndrome, accompanied symptoms were mostly gastrointestinal symptoms while for Qi and Yin Deficiency CM Syndrome, symptoms include soreness and tinnitus.

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