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Shingles or herpes zoster (HZ) is a painful disease caused by reactivation of latent varicella zoster virus (VZV) in the sensory dorsal root ganglion cells of human body after the primary infection, chickenpox. Currently, there is no drug that can cure it besides for symptoms relief. Therefore, traditional remedies from credible sources such as the