Objective This paper tends to observe the curative effect of treating herpes zoster by means of Integrated traditional chinese and western medicine and examine the best treatment.Method All the cases are divided into experimental group and controls.32 cases are treated by means of multimodality use of western medicine for anti-virus

acupuncture

and TDP irradiation in the experimental group;29 cases are treated by means of western medicine alone.And the author observes and compares their respective effect.Results 28 cases have healed in experimental group

the cure rate is 87.50%

and 4 cases have improved their condition

accounting for 12.50%

all the cases are valid;4 cases have healed in controls

the cure rate is 13.79% and 17 cases made an improvement

accounting for 58.62%

besides

8 cases were noneffective.The experimental group was significantly better than the controls in 7 days treatment

and that the former took shorter time to clear up the pain

the scab formed more quickly

the treatment was shorter and it scarcely leaves any sequela of neuralgia.the comparison of the two groups were statistically significant（p<0.01）.Conclusion The curative effect of herpes zoster is good by means of integrative medicine and there is no adverse reactions and it is easy to spread and use in grass-roots hospitals.