What are some home remedies for treating herpes zoster?

　　What are the folk remedies for treating herpes zoster? Using Zijin Tablets internally and externally to treat herpes zoster can achieve better results. Usage: Grind 10 to 20 Zijin tablets, add 5 to 10 ml of warm water, mix well and apply to the affected area. Discontinue use after the herpes scabs. At the same time, take Zijin tablets orally, 0.9 grams each time, twice a day, until the pain stops. After applying the medicine 2 to 4 times, the blisters will dry up, and the erosion will scab after 24 hours of applying the medicine. It usually takes 2 to 6 days to relieve pain.

　　Herpes zoster has an acute onset. Before the onset of the disease, there are usually mild fever symptoms. The patient feels generally unwell, has a poor appetite, and does not want to eat. There is a burning sensation on the skin in some areas, or nerve pain. So, what are the treatments for shingles?

　　Steps/Methods

　　Use vegetable oil or fresh vegetable juice to mix Yunnan Baiyao into a paste and apply it to the affected area. It can relieve pain and reduce swelling, and the skin lesions will scab and heal in about a week.

　　Take 1 tael of fresh money grass (preferably with the roots) and crush it into a puree (don't use iron tools to grind the medicine). You can add 3g of borneol, Liushen pills and an appropriate amount of cactus. Add a little tea oil, mix well, apply to the affected area, cover and fix with clean gauze, and change the dressing once a day. For severe cases, take 1 tael of Desmodium sibiricum decoction in water, 1-2 times a day.

　　First use 0.5% iodine to disinfect the blister wall, and then use a sterile syringe to extract the blister fluid. Dissolve 3 grams of Shuanghuanglian powder injection in 20 ml of physiological saline and mix well. Use a sterile cotton swab to evenly apply to the blister area, and then cover it with sterile gauze. Keep the area clean and dry to prevent friction and scratching. Apply it twice a day. It usually heals in 5 to 7 days.

　　Use 1 tube of Isatis Injection (2 ml) and 0.3 to 0.5 grams of Virus Ling Tablets (finely grinded), mix well into a thin paste, and apply the paste to the affected area 3 times a day; for those with large affected areas and severe pain, apply 5 to 7 times a day to keep the affected area moist.

　　Using Zijin Tablets internally and externally to treat herpes zoster can achieve better results. Usage: Grind 10 to 20 Zijin tablets, add 5 to 10 ml of warm water, mix well and apply to the affected area. Discontinue use after the herpes scabs. At the same time, take Zijin tablets orally, 0.9 grams each time, twice a day, until the pain stops. After applying the medicine 2 to 4 times, the blisters will dry up, and the erosion will scab after 24 hours of applying the medicine. It usually takes 2 to 6 days to relieve pain.