Lumbar disc herniation compression nerve herbal external application can be composed of elongation herb, translucent herb, five plus bark, Haitong bark, frankincense, myrrh, safflower, Sichuan pepper, cinnamon stick. The above drugs into a coarse end of the research into the cloth bag, the bag into the water soaked in 1h, remove the excess water wringing, into the steamer in the steamer for 30min, to be placed in the lumbar spine when the temperature of the bag drops to about 50 degrees at the lumbar intestinal acupoints, hot compresses for 20 ~ 30min, 2 times a day, each bag can be used for 3 ~ 5 days of continuous steaming. The use of Chinese medicine for external application of this disease can warm the veins and collaterals, activate the blood and blood, with the effect of warming the meridians and dispersing cold (warming the meridians and collaterals of the human body and dispelling the cold in the body), regulating the blood, activating the blood and removing blood stasis (promoting the operation of blood and eliminating blood stasis in the body), relieving pain and eliminating swelling. However, it should be noted that it is contraindicated for people with broken skin. If there is a herniated lumbar disc compressing the nerve, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time and standardize the treatment.