Bian Magpie met with King Wen of Wei. King Wen of Wei asked Bian Magpie, “Which one of the three is the best doctor?” The magpie said, “The eldest brother is the best, the middle brother is the second best, and the magpie is the next best.” The Marquis of Wei said, “Can you tell?” Bian Magpie said, “The eldest brother in the sickness of the gods, there is no form and remove it, so the name is not out of the family. The middle brother treats the disease, it is in the hair, so the name is not out of the coccyx. If the magpie, K blood, cast poison, vice skin, leisure and the name out of the vassal heard.” Bian Magpie was the most famous doctor in history, and this dialogue shows that the doctor Bian Magpie really admired was precisely his eldest brother, whose name did not come from his family, because he was able to remove a disease “without any form”, which was an extremely brilliant medical skill. The Chinese brother’s ability to treat the disease was a hair’s breadth, and in the mind of the magpie, it was a level higher than his own. Through the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia, we can increasingly appreciate the state of mind of Bian Magpie when he said this. Herpes begins with a chickenpox infection that was acquired as a child, and incomplete immunity leads to the herpes virus lurking in the corresponding ganglia of the body for a long time. In the acute stage, herpes is mainly caused by inflammation of the damaged nerves, accompanied by pinprick-like or burning pain, and after a week or two, the body becomes immune to the virus and the virus is gradually controlled until it is cured. However, the damaged nerves lack the ability to repair themselves and often leave more or less permanent and irreversible damage if not helped by external forces. This is the root cause of post-herpetic neuralgia when herpes is healed! The pain department of Ruijin Hospital Jiading North Hospital has been dedicated to the treatment of various kinds of pain including postherpetic neuralgia. For postherpetic neuralgia, we mainly use the nerve root block technique that our anesthesiologists are good at to deliver effective drugs to the damaged nerve roots within the first time, so as to completely repair the nerves damaged by the virus attack and eliminate the development of postherpetic neuralgia from the root. This is the treatment of the disease by the Chinese magpie, which is in the hair! The best time to treat herpes is within one month, that is, from the time of herpes attack to the time of healing, and there is also a concept of treatment window, generally within six months, once you miss this treatment window, the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia will be significantly more difficult, and the cost of treatment will also rise significantly! So, where is the link that Mr. Bianchi respected most, “the elder brother and the disease see the gods, there is no form and remove”? It is in the prevention of shingles. If the government and the people can pay enough attention to disease prevention and prevent it before it happens, the medical costs of the whole society will be significantly reduced and the people’s healthy living standard will be guaranteed. In the United States, a study proved that for the elderly population over 60 years old, re-vaccination against varicella can significantly reduce the incidence of herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia! We believe that with economic development, people’s demand for better health care and increased investment in disease prevention and control at the government level, various diseases and pains, including post-herpetic neuralgia, which is a serious threat to the physical and mental health of the elderly, will gradually move away from the population, and we believe that day will surely come in the near future!