Herbal medicine can relieve the pain caused by lumbar disc herniation, but it cannot change the pathological state of lumbar disc herniation. Herniated lumbar intervertebral disc belongs to the category of “paralysis” in Chinese medicine, which is mostly caused by external wind-cold, dampness-heat, blood stasis blocking the meridians and collaterals, and insufficiency of the liver and kidneys (weakness of the liver and kidneys). Certain Chinese herbal medicines have the functions of warming the channels and collaterals, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis (promoting blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis in the body), and tonifying the liver and kidneys, which can alleviate the symptoms of paralysis, such as pain and numbness in the lumbar region and the lower limbs, etc., but they cannot change the pathological state of lumbar herniated discs, and they can only improve the symptoms of lumbar herniated discs. Herbal medicine should be taken under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner, and individuals should not diagnose or take medication on their own, in order to avoid adverse consequences and delays in the condition.