PURPOSE: A natural anti-herpes virus agent is provided to have excellent anti-herpes virus activity and to produce pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food compositions with safety and efficacy. CONSTITUTION: An anti-herpes virus agent contains one or more extracts prepared from ingredients selected among Agrimonia pilosa L., Allium thunbergii G. Don, Poria cocos, Acer tegmentosum Maxim., Paeonia suffruticosa Andr., Scutellariae radix, or Artemisia annua L. as active ingredients. A pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating herpes virus infectious diseases contains the anti-herpes virus agent as an active ingredient. A cosmetic composition for preventing and treating herpes virus infectious diseases contains the anti-herpes virus agent as an active ingredient. [Reference numerals] (AA) Experimental example of medicinal herb on a lesion; (BB) Control cell; (CC) Cell+virus+medicinal herb ingredient; (DD) Cell+virus; (EE) Cell+virus+tamiflu; (FF) Cell+virus+acyclovir; (GG) Cell+virus+echinacea본 발명은 약초식물 추출물을 포함하는 포진바이러스 감염증식에 억제효능을 나타내고 안전성이 높은 천연 항포진 바이러스제 및 이를 포함하는 의약, 화장료 및 식품 조성물에 관한 것이다.