Herpes is named as Snake String Sores in Chinese medicine, or Wraparound Fire Sores, Fever Sores and so on. The treatment of herpes is based on the type of herpes, and is categorized into internal and external use of traditional Chinese medicines, such as gentian diarrhea and liver soup with addition and subtraction, free and easy, or peach and red four things soup with addition and subtraction. 1. Internal prescription (1) Liver meridian heat depressant syndrome: Herpes on the skin is tired and clustered in patches, with red burning heat and tingling sensation, accompanied by bitter mouth and dry throat, thirst for water, red eyes, constipated stools, and reddish and yellowish urine. It is advisable to clear the liver and eliminate fire and dampness, and the formula is gentian diarrhea liver soup plus subtractions. (2) Spleen deficiency and dampness syndrome: Herpes is flaccid, with light-colored lesions, yellowish or white contents, feeling of distension and pain, running water after breakage, accompanied by abdominal distension, not wanting to eat, thirsty but not drinking much. It is advisable to strengthen the spleen and relieve dampness, clear heat and detoxify the toxin, and take the formula of De-Dampness Stomach Ling Tang plus subtractions. (3) Qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome: the skin is dry after herpes subsides, and the affected area feels pain, accompanied by pain in the two hypochondriacs, depression, and sleeplessness at night. It is advisable to dredge the liver and regulate qi, activate blood circulation, and use the formula of Free and Easy San or Taohong Siwu Tang with additions and subtractions. 2. External prescription (1) Apply Sanhuang lotion and Qingdai San externally, or use Yulu paste and Qingdai paste externally. It is adapted to those with skin inflammation and red burning pain, papules or blisters without ulceration. (2) external compound diyu zinc oxide oil or Huanglian cream, adapted to the skin lesions necrotic vesicles, there is necrosis plus Jiuyidan. Herpes treatment with prescription, need to be under the guidance of a doctor to identify the evidence of prescription plus or minus treatment, and do a good job of diet and mental preventive care, systemic symptoms are obvious, severe pain, timely symptomatic treatment, do not buy their own medicine to use, in order to avoid adverse effects on the organism.