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The epidemic is a threat to human survival, especially the cross-species
spreading coronavirus caused a large infection. Now when COVID-19 (Wuhan
pneumonia) is raging, we can learn something from past experiences. This article
reviews the history of public health in Taiwan before World War II by archival
research. We found that traditional medicine was related to the national epidemic
prevention actions to a certain extent, and gradually withdrew from the stage
after WWII. Examining historical records and implementing standard traditional
medicine (TM) prescriptions, may help promote TM materials into the official
clinical guidelines and allow more methods to assist the population in epidemic
prevention.
【Keywords】Epidemic Prevention, Taiwan, Traditional Medicine, COVID-19
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23S.7從避癘到防疫：1940 年代以前之台灣醫藥疫史初攷
