Herpes Zoster

|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

皮损潮红，疱壁紧张，灼热刺痛，伴口苦咽干、烦躁易怒、便干溲黄，舌质红、苔黄，脉弦、滑或数

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • The affected skin is red and hot, appearing bright red and somewhat damp-heat in nature.
  • The skin over the blisters is very taut, with a noticeably tight and bulging feel to the touch.
  • The local area feels both burning and stabbing, with relatively pronounced pain.
  • There may be concurrent bitter taste in the mouth, dry throat, irritability and a tendency to get angry easily, dry and hard stools, and yellowish urine.
  • The tongue body is reddish and the tongue coating is yellow, appearing visibly yellowish.
  • The pulse feels tight like a drawn bowstring, and may also be slippery or somewhat rapid.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

清肝泻火，解毒止痛

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help clear excess fire-heat in the liver and relieve manifestations such as dizziness, red eyes, irritability, tendency to anger, bitter taste in the mouth, and dry mouth.
  • May help expel unhealthy substances from the body and relieve pain, alleviating discomfort such as sore throat, red and swollen sores, or bodily pain.

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|Common Symptoms

Clinical Description:

皮疹消退后局部仍疼痛不已，伴心烦、夜寐不宁，舌质淡或紫暗或有瘀斑、苔白或黄，脉弦涩或弦细

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • After the rash subsides, the local area remains very painful, and the pain does not ease.
  • Irritability and trouble sleeping at night.
  • The tongue color is pale or purplish-dark, and purple spots may appear on the tongue surface.
  • The tongue coating is white or yellow.
  • The pulse feels tight and rough, or tight and somewhat thin.

|TCM Approach

Clinical Description:

活血化瘀，行气止痛

Plain-Language Explanation:

  • May help promote blood circulation and resolve stasis, reducing manifestations such as bruising, irregular menstruation, or localized lumps.
  • May help regulate qi flow and relieve pain, alleviating discomfort such as chest tightness, rib-side distension, abdominal distension and pain, or other bodily pain.

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