Genital herpes can be treated with traditional Chinese medicine.
Genital herpes is equivalent to the category of “fever sores” in Chinese medicine, which is an infectious disease due to herpes simplex virus infection. Fever sores are mostly caused by external wind-heat or dampness-heat downstream of the liver and gallbladder (dampness and heat invade the intestines, bladder, pubic area, lower limbs, etc.).
“Heat sores can be categorized into Liver and Gallbladder Damp-Heat syndrome, Spleen Deficiency Damp-Heat syndrome, and Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency syndrome, and need to be treated with different medications according to the different syndromes.
Liver and gallbladder damp-heat syndrome is characterized by clustered blisters, erosion, oozing, burning pain, and yellowish-red urine in the external genital area. It is appropriate to clear the liver and gallbladder damp-heat treatment, and the general formula is gentian diarrhea liver soup plus reduction. This drug should be used with caution for pregnant women.
Spleen deficiency and dampness obstruction manifests as recurrent herpes, large blisters, easy to ulcerate, itching, diarrhea, inappetence, etc. The treatment should be strengthening the spleen and promoting dampness. To strengthen the spleen and promote dampness treatment is appropriate, the usual formula is to remove dampness and stomach ling soup plus subtractions. The adverse reactions or contraindications of this drug are not clear.
Yin deficiency of liver and kidney manifests as recurrent herpes, small dry blisters, dry mouth and heartburn, insomnia and dreaminess. Treatment with nourishing the liver and nourishing the yin, nurturing the yin and clearing heat is appropriate, often using Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan plus reduction. Adverse reactions or contraindications to this drug are not clear.
Therefore, genital herpes can be treated by taking Chinese medicine, but it should be taken under the guidance of a doctor.