How to treat herpes zoster in TCM

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My friend didn't know what was going on. He got herpes zoster. It was very painful. Now it's in the active treatment phase. After finding out this problem, the doctor treated me in time. Now my condition is getting better. Today, let me learn how to treat herpes zoster with traditional Chinese medicine.

How to treat herpes zoster in TCM

Treatment 1: general treatment, (1) mainly to keep the local clean, dry. It can be washed with isotonic normal saline every day, and pain patients can take oral analgesics to give mental comfort. (2) Patients complicated with bacterial infection can use antibiotic ointment externally. (3) If local pain is obvious, topical 5% lidocaine hydrochloride ointment or oral analgesics can be used. (4) Psychological support, explain the nature of the disease, the causes of recurrence and how to treat and deal with it, enhance the confidence of fighting against the disease.

Treatment 2: antiviral therapy, the recommended treatment options include: acyclovir, oral, 5 times a day; or acyclovir, oral, 3 times a day; or valaciclovir, oral, 2 times a day; or famciclovir, oral, 3 times a day. In the case of initial herpes zoster, the course of treatment is 7-10 days; in the case of recurrent herpes zoster, the course of treatment is 5 days. Patients with frequent recurrence need to take a lower dose for a longer course of treatment.

Treatment 3: Life conditioning, in the herpes zoster disease, we should pay attention to daily life and eating habits, develop good living habits, at the same time in the daily diet to eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, but also drink more water.

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Prevention of genital herpes, good knowledge popularization. Warm tips, genital herpes, it has a strong infectious. In life, everyone should do a good job in the prevention of genital herpes. To popularize the knowledge of genital herpes.