Objective: Observe the effect to treat herpes zoster of early stage accompanied of heat stagnation in liver meridian with the methods to cool blood

relieve toxin and dredge collaterals combined with western medicine. Method: Seventy-two cases are divided into the treatment group (36 cases) and the control group (36 cases) at random

the conventional therapy for the treatment group is to take Chinese medicinal combined with western medicine; the conventional therapy for the control group is to apply western medicine simply

the courses are 4 weeks. Result: The effective rate of two groups is 88.89% and 61.11% respectively; the treatment group is more better than that of the control group

P<0.05. There are no obvious side effects during the treatment courses of two groups. Conclusion: The effect to treat herpes zoster of early stage with the methods to cool blood

relieve toxin and dredge collaterals combined with western medicine is sure.