Chinese herbal medicine for varicose veins includes Ermiao San combined with Yin Chen and Red Bean Soup plus subtractions, and Blood Vitality and Vessel Opening Soup plus subtractions. Varicose veins are known as “Green Snake Venom” in Chinese medicine and are categorized into Damp-Heat syndrome, Blood Stasis syndrome and Liver Depression syndrome. 1. Damp-heat syndrome, with thick or yellowish tongue coating and slippery pulse, the formula is Ermiao San combined with Yin Chen and Red Bean Soup plus or minus, which consists of Huangbai, Cangzhu, Yin Chen, Red Bean, Poria, etc. The location of the disease is in the upper limbs, and the formula is Poria. If the disease is located in the upper limbs, add mulberry branches to the formula; if the disease is located in the lower limbs, add hyssop to the formula. 2. Blood stasis syndrome, with petechiae and ecchymosis on the tongue and a dull or thin pulse. The formula is Activating Blood and Circulating Vessels Tang with peach kernel, chickweed vine and Lonicera japonica. The composition of the formula includes Salvia miltiorrhiza, saffron, Angelica sinensis, white peony and Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong. If the disease is in the upper limbs, add Gui Zhi; if the disease is in the lower limbs, add Cow’s Knee. 3. In Liver Depression syndrome, the tongue is pale red, with possible petechiae and ecchymosis, and the pulse is dull and astringent or stringy. The formula is either Chai Hu Qing Liver Tang or Fu Yuan Activating Blood Tang. Chai Hu Qing Liver Tang consists of Angelica sinensis, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Radix et Rhizoma Alba, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix Bupleurum Chinense and Rhizoma Asparagi. The composition of Fuxing Yuan Xie Blood Tang includes Gua Pou Root, Chai Hu, Safflower, Angelica Sinensis, Peach Kernel, Rhubarb, and so on. In case of varicose veins, one should go to a regular medical institution in time and should not take medication without authorization in order to prevent the condition from deteriorating.