How to treat male genital herpes

Medical science in our country is becoming more and more developed, and there are many distinctive hospitals. Because there are so many people with various diseases, many specialists and clinics specializing in difficult and complicated diseases are open for treatment. Male diseases are also the most common and most complicated group of people. What are the treatment methods for male genital herpes? Here are a few for your reference.

Treatment of genital herpes:

1. Mainly keep the local area clean, dry and the wall of the scrotum intact. You can wash it with isotonic saline every day, and take painkillers if you feel pain.

2. For those with bacterial infection, antibiotic ointment can be applied externally.

3. For those with obvious local pain, 5% lidocaine hydrochloride ointment or oral analgesics can be used.

4. Antiviral drug treatment: Antiviral drug treatment can eliminate the symptoms of genital herpes in a short time, but it cannot completely eliminate herpes in the body, and the effect is not long-lasting.

5. Traditional Chinese medicine treats genital herpes based on symptoms and signs, combined with tongue and pulse. Generally, the disease is divided into three types, namely, damp heat, toxic heat accumulation, and kidney qi deficiency, and different treatment methods are given respectively. The biggest problem is that the treatment time is long, it cannot quickly relieve the patient's pain, and the effect is not very ideal. How does traditional Chinese medicine treat male genital herpes?

1. Genital herpes of the toxic heat syndrome

Treatment should be based on clearing away heat and detoxification. The prescription is usually the Holy Decoction for Detoxification. Add or subtract: Honeysuckle 30g, Radix Trichosanthis 30g, Taraxaci 30g, Angelica 15g, Raw Licorice 10g, Radix Isatidis 30g

In the prescription, honeysuckle is the main medicine for clearing away heat and detoxification; Radix Trichosanthis is for detoxification and expelling rot; dandelion and Radix Isatidis are used in combination with the main medicine to enhance the therapeutic effect; angelica and raw licorice nourish blood and promote blood circulation, and harmonize the other medicines. For patients with yellow and red urine, painful and difficult urination, add 15g of Verbena, 10g of Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, and 10g of Radix Lophatheri; for patients with enlarged and painful lymph nodes, add 30g of Herba Dioscoreae and 10g of Herba Prunellae.

2. Genital herpes due to damp-heat syndrome

The treatment method should be to clear away heat and remove dampness. The prescription is often modified from Longdan Xiegan Decoction: Longdancao 10g, Yam 10g, Scutellaria 10g, Bupleurum 10g, Plantago seed (package) 10g, Rehmannia glutinosa 10g, Angelica dahurica 10g, Akebia 10g, and Licorice root 10g.

In the formula, gentian clears away dampness and heat in the liver meridian; yam, scutellaria, and bupleurum are combined with gentian to clear the liver and promote bile secretion; plantain seeds and akebia clear away heat and promote dampness; raw rehmannia and angelica cool the blood and promote blood circulation; raw licorice harmonizes the various medicines. For patients with large blisters, erosion, and exudation, add 30g of raw coix seed and 10g of artemisia capillaris; for patients with constipation, add 6g of raw rhubarb (added last).

3. Genital herpes due to kidney qi deficiency

The treatment method is mainly to nourish the kidney, supplemented by detoxification and dehumidification.

The commonly used prescription is Liuwei Dihuang Wan with modifications: 10g each of raw and cooked rehmannia, 15g of Chinese yam, 10g of cornus fruit, 10g of wolfberry, 15g of Poria, 10g of zexie, 10g of moutan bark, 10g of isatis root, 10g

In the formula, raw and cooked rehmannia nourish kidney yin; yam, cornus fruit, and wolfberry nourish liver, spleen, and kidney yin; tuckahoe, zexie and moutan bark nourish the purgatives; isatis root clears the residual toxins. If the yin is weak and the fire is strong, add 10g of zhenzi and 10g of anemarrhena; if the kidney yang is insufficient, add 10g of aconite root, 10g of cinnamon bark, and 10g of epimedium.

Male genital herpes is caused by not paying attention to one's own health. Good living habits can create a good body, and bad living habits can also bring diseases. It can be seen that people who are particular about life and not casual are less likely to be infected with diseases than those who are casual in life. How to choose your lifestyle, you should know it, right?