International Journal of Preventive Medicine (Int J Prev Med)2008-78021322022040926102610ENDepartment of Persian Medicine, School of Persian Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Ardakan, Yazd20220406Dear Editor, In December 2019, pneumonia caused by COVID‑19 (coronavirus) was reported in China, with a mortality rate of about 2.5%.[1] Patients with the COVID‑19 infection suffer from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), acute heart failure, anemia, and secondary infections.[2] Many therapeutic and prophylactic protocols have been prescribed for COVID‑19. Although complementary medicine is widely used in China, its role in the prevention and treatment of COVID‑19 has been overlooked.http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/view/2610http://ijpm.mui.ac.ir/index.php/ijpm/article/download/2610/717718450