Genital herpes in Chinese medicine clinic mainly use gentian diarrhea liver soup plus reduction, Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan plus reduction and so on. Genital herpes is one of the subtypes of herpes simplex; in Chinese medicine, it belongs to the category of “fever sores”, and was also called “yin sores” and “yin chancre” in ancient literature. Currently, Chinese medicine practitioners often base their treatments on the evidence of dampness and heat in the liver meridian (the liver meridian feels dampness and heat), and yin deficiency and toxicity. 1. Damp-heat in the liver meridian: herpes develops on the vulva, with burning heat and itching, blisters that break easily, fever, frequent urination, red tongue, yellow moss, and numbered pulse. In the treatment of herpes, it is necessary to remove heat and dampness (to remove heat and dampness in the body), dissolve turbidity and detoxification, and often use gentian diarrhea liver soup with subtraction. 2. Yin deficiency and toxicity: the patient’s condition is often intermittent and recurrent; accompanied by dry mouth and lips, slight heat in the afternoon; red tongue, thin moss. Treatment should nourish yin and reduce fire (nourish yin essence and reduce fire), detoxify and remove dampness, using Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan plus reduction. The above prescription should be used by a Chinese medicine practitioner after diagnosis and avoid self-medication to avoid adverse consequences.