Postherpetic Sequelae Chinese Medicine Cure

The Chinese medicine treatment for postherpetic syndrome includes acupuncture treatment, Chinese medicine treatment, and so on. 1. Acupuncture treatment: commonly used acupoints include Ahshi point (the point with obvious acidity, numbness, distension and pain), Jiezhi point, Zhigou, Yanglingquan, Xingma, etc. However, the specific acupoints to be used should be decided by the doctor according to the patient’s condition. 2. Traditional Chinese medicine: Longdian Diarrhea Liver Tang and Dampness Removing Stomach Ling Tang can be used. Longdian Diarrhea Liver Tang is used to treat the symptoms of inflammation of liver and gallbladder, such as headache, eye redness, dystocia (pain in the area of coeruleus and ribs), bitter taste in the mouth, deafness and swelling of the ears, etc.; and the symptoms of dampness-heat of liver meridian (the liver meridian feels the dampness-heat evil qi) infiltration of the liver meridian are swollen yin, itchy yin, impotence of sinews, sweating in yin, drenching of urination or yellow odor of the women. Note that Longdian Diarrheal Liver Tang is not suitable for cases of deficiency and coldness of the spleen and stomach (spleen and stomach are weak and cold) and deficiency of yin and hyperactivity of yang (yin fluid deficiency and hyperactivity of yang qi). Removing Dampness Stomach Ling Tang is effective in removing dampness and clearing heat. It is used for treating those who are suffering from the excess of dampness in the case of Wrapping Fire Dan. Taking the above medicines needs to be guided by a doctor, and acupuncture needs to be operated by a professional doctor.