Herpes zoster is a type of herpes zoster in Western medicine, which is called snake sores in Chinese medicine, and is characterized by clusters of blisters on the skin that are distributed in a band-like pattern and are as painful as a fire, and are common in adults. Dandelion has no role in treating shingles. Dandelion can be used to treat carbuncle boils (sores that mostly occur on the limbs or face, with small shapes and deep roots, as hard as nails), canker sores, and so on. Dandelion, bitter, sweet and cold in nature, belongs to the liver and stomach meridians, and has the effects of clearing heat and removing toxins (removing heat and toxicity from the body), subduing swellings and dispersing knots, and diuretic and diaphoretic (improving the problem of dribbling and urination, and the problem of urinating in small amounts and not being able to get through). Dandelion can be used for lung carbuncle, scrofula (mainly refers to cervical lymph node tuberculosis), intestinal carbuncle (carbuncle occurring in the intestines and bowels, manifested by fever, pain in the right abdomen and palpable lump), etc.; it can also be used for feverish gonorrhea (burning and stinging pain during urination, accompanied by frequent urination and urgent urination, and discomfort of pulling in the small abdomen) astringency and pain, and jaundice with dampness-heat. Dandelion is contraindicated in cases of Yang deficiency, external cold, and weakness of the spleen and stomach. If you have snake sores, please go to the hospital and have it treated by a professional doctor. If you need to take dandelion, it is recommended to do so under the guidance of a doctor.