The herpes zoster herbal topical formula is generally Ru Yi Jin Huang San plus or minus, consisting of the drugs rhubarb, cypress, Huang Lian, turmeric, Wu Bei Zi, smallpox powder, Di Long, ice chips, etc. When the patient herbal treatment is applied topically, pay attention to the water temperature can not be too high, generally to the water temperature is appropriate or partial cool effect will be better. At the same time, patients need to cooperate with oral herbal medicine and proprietary Chinese medicine. If you are older, it is recommended that systematic treatment, such as oral, static point, and topical comprehensive treatment, will be more effective, because the postherpetic pain has a great impact on the quality of life.