What should I do if I have herpes on my legs?

If you have herpes on your mouth, you should pay attention to the symptoms, such as the appearance of small blisters or blisters filled with body fluids such as chickenpox. It is also recommended that patients take proper care of the local skin, get more rest, eat easily digestible food, and prevent secondary infection.

1. Symptoms

1. Refers to small yellow-white or translucent blisters that appear on the skin surface, often appearing in patches and filled with fluid. Smallpox, chickenpox, etc. have this symptom;

2. Refers to a skin disease whose pathogen is a virus. It often occurs on the upper lip and face. The symptoms are local itching first, followed by the appearance of blister-like bumps containing clear liquid, which will scab and heal on their own after one or two weeks.

2. Self-care for herpes patients

1. Don't be too nervous. Some patients may develop blisters, blood blisters, or even erosions on their skin. Don't be nervous. If treated properly, the disease will heal in about 10 days and will generally not recur after recovery.

2. Get more rest, eat easily digestible food and drink plenty of water.

3. Prevent secondary bacterial infection. Do not rub the affected area to avoid bursting the blisters. You can apply Chinese herbal medicine or Levnol wet compress externally to promote the drying and scabbing of blisters.

3. Diet therapy:

1) Barley porridge

Job's tears: Add appropriate amount of water, cook porridge, add appropriate amount of white sugar and eat once a day.

Efficacy: During the remission period of genital herpes, it has the effects of strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Long-term drinking can reduce recurrence

2) Bitter Melon Drink

Fresh bitter melon

Usage: squeeze 1 cup of juice and drink with boiling water

Efficacy: It has the function of clearing away heat, detoxifying and removing dampness. It is suitable for patients with genital herpes who are diagnosed as toxic heat and dampness according to TCM diagnosis.