Genital Herpes

|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

外阴水疱反复发作或发作的间歇期，腰膝酸软，手足心热，口干心烦，失眠多梦。或抑郁焦虑，忧心忡忡，食少困倦，大便溏烂。舌红少苔或舌淡苔白，脉细数或细弱

Plain-Language Explanation:

• Recurrent blisters on the external genitalia, or persistent discomfort during the intervals between outbreaks.
• Soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, more pronounced after prolonged standing or walking.
• Frequent heat felt in the palms and soles, with an internal sensation of vexing heat.
• Dry mouth, thirst, and inner restlessness, making it difficult to feel emotionally settled.
• Difficulty falling asleep at night with excessive dreaming, and feeling poorly rested after sleep.
• Depressed and anxious mood with frequent worrying, and difficulty relaxing.
• Poor appetite with low food intake, overall fatigue and lack of strength.
• Loose, unformed stools with a sticky and incomplete sensation during bowel movements.
• The tongue may be reddish with a scanty coating, or pale with a white coating.
• The pulse is thin and somewhat rapid, or thin, weak and forceless.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

滋补肝肾，益气健脾利湿，扶正祛邪

Plain-Language Explanation:

• May help nourish the liver and kidney functions, helping to relieve discomfort such as soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, or blurred vision.
• May help supplement original qi and strengthen the spleen and stomach, promote the expulsion of damp-turbidity, and help reduce manifestations such as fatigue, shortness of breath, poor appetite, or heaviness of the body.
• May help support healthy qi and eliminate pathogenic factors from the body, helping to relieve recurring sensations of weakness, susceptibility to illness, or sores and swelling.