Jinhua Qinggan—this remedy for mild and moderate COVID-19 symptoms consisting of 12 herbs, including licorice, mint, and honeysuckle, helps remove heat and detoxify the lungs. According to the State Council:4“A comparative experiment showed patients who took Jinhua Qinggan granule tested negative for coronavirus 2.5 days earlier than a group that did not take it. The group treated with the granule also took eight days to show improvement, while the other group took 10.3 days.” Are these data accurate and of practical significance for COVID-19 disease management?

Here again, we would say that these data are representative of the aggregate response to the mixture of substances here, as again they provide a multicomponent broad foundation of support for rebalancing bodily systems and blocking the effects of viruses directly. Again, the idea is a bolstering, not a blockbuster level knockout of the adversary, so this will not be a magic answer for the pandemic but anything that alleviates suffering and prolongs life is worth doing.