What is the Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment for herpes?

Herpes is a common skin disease and may be caused by chickenpox or the herpes virus. Clinically, herpes appears irregularly distributed, mostly on the chest, waist and back, and some people even have herpes on their faces. Moreover, the whole body will have fever symptoms and cannot eat. For the treatment of herpes, you can choose Western medicine or traditional Chinese medicine which treats both the symptoms and the root cause. What are the methods of TCM to treat herpes?

Fractional therapy

The upper part: refers to the area above the neck to the head and face. The treatment is mainly based on clearing away heat and purging fire, calming the liver and cooling blood. The prescription is Yinqiao Sanhuang Decoction (Coptis chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, Rhizoma Renzhong, Cortex Moutan, Flos Lonicerae, Forsythiae Suspensa, Lithospermum officinale, Folium Isatidis) plus wild chrysanthemum.

The middle part refers to the waist and abdomen to the chest and flanks. The treatment is to clear the liver and reduce fire, regulate qi and relieve pain. The prescription is Yinqiao Sanhuang Decoction plus Corydalis yanhusuo.

The lower part: refers to the area below the lower abdomen. It is treated by clearing away heat and dampness, purging fire and detoxifying. The prescription is Yinqiao Sanhuang Decoction plus Huangbai.

Prescription

Snake Dan Soup: 60 grams each of Isatis indigotica leaf and Isatis root, 10 grams of Lithospermum officinale, 10 grams of Scutellaria baicalensis, and 30 grams of Honeysuckle. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day. If the pain is severe, add 10 grams each of frankincense and myrrh. If the itching is severe, add 10 grams each of white moss and Kochia scoparia. For external use, dissolve Qilin Powder in boiling water and apply to the affected area 2 to 3 times a day.

San Zi Tang: Lithospermum officinale, ... Viola yedoensis, Plantago seed, Poria peel, Akebia trifoliata, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Isatis indigotica, and Licorice.

Rash soup: Salvia miltiorrhiza, white peony root, bupleurum, isatis root, barbata scabra, gentiana macrophylla, gentian, angelica, gardenia, scutellaria, corydalis, and licorice.

Zi Lan Bai Chi Tang: Lithospermum officinale, Isatis root, White moss peel, Red peony root, Moutan bark, cicada shell, mint, Coix seed, Sophora flavescens.

Chinese patent medicine

Liushen Pills: Take 5 to 10 pills 3 times a day with warm water. Generally, the pain will be relieved that night after taking the medicine, the herpes on the affected area will become darker the next day, and it will heal in 3 to 5 days.

Qilin Powder: Take 1.2 grams 3 times a day with warm water or rice wine. Generally, the pain will be relieved or disappear 1-2 days after taking the medicine, the herpes will begin to subside in 2-3 days, and the blisters will dry and scab over in 4-6 days.

Bingpengsan: Take an appropriate amount of Bingpengsan, mix it with vaseline to make a paste, and apply it to the affected area once a day. Generally, symptoms can be improved in 2 to 3 days.

External treatment

30 grams each of raw rhubarb, Sichuan phellodendron, and Sichuan coptis chinensis, 5 grams each of processed frankincense and processed myrrh. Grind the above medicines into fine powder, add appropriate amount of strong tea, mix into a paste and apply to the affected area.

Mash the fresh tuber of Aesculus multiflorus and apply it to the affected area. Generally, the fever and pain will subside after half an hour, and the herpes can disappear after 1 to 2 times.

Wash 12 grams of fresh purslane, mash it into a paste and apply it to the affected area, changing the dressing twice a day.

30 grams of rhubarb, 30 grams of phellodendron, 21 grams of talc, 60 grams of indigo, 5 grams of borneol, and 10 grams of licorice. Grind them into fine powder, mix well, add Vaseline to make a paste and apply it to the affected area.

For herpes patients, a quick cure is the most desired outcome. Why not go to the market and buy some fresh persimmons, then put them in a juicer to squeeze out the juice. Of course, persimmon juice is not for drinking, but for rubbing. Just apply it on the affected area three times a day and the symptoms will disappear. If you use it for a week, the herpes will subside significantly.