Herpes can be treated according to its categorization such as herpes simplex and herpes zoster, such as general treatment and medication. 1. General treatment: patients should pay attention to rest, pay attention to hydration, keep the skin clean to prevent bacterial infection. In addition, items that have touched herpes fluid should be sterilized in time and avoid sharing with healthy people. 2. Medication: (1) Herpes simplex: those with itchy unbroken skin can be coated externally with glycerite lotion, and antibiotic ointment can be applied after herpes rupture to avoid infection. Nucleoside drugs such as acyclovir, vasiclovir or famciclovir can also be taken orally, which are the most effective antiviral drugs at present, and topical acyclovir ointment can be applied to the lesions. (2) herpes zoster: herpes zoster pain obvious people should be given analgesics such as indomethacin, etc., at the same time can be oral or intramuscular injection of b vitamins, such as the occurrence of secondary infections, can be used neomycin cream, mupirocin ointment, etc. external. If you suffer from herpes, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to carry out active treatment, do not take medication without authorization to avoid adverse reactions.