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Herbal Treatments For Herpes

The symptoms of herpes can be healed or prevented by using natural herbs.
Some of the herbal treatments for herpes are essential oils, tinctures, and herbal teas.
The herbal treatments can be used topically or orally and you don't have to worry about any side effects.
For decades now, these herbal treatments have been used by many people.
Read on to find out what herbs are best used to treat herpes.
Melissa or lemon balm is quite expensive but you can easily find them in the market.
To avoid oral herpes, add a few drops of the essential oil to the day cream you're using.
Lemon balm is also available in tea form and you can drink it everyday for more effective results.
You can create your own tea by chopping lemon balm leaves.
Use two teaspoon of lemon balm for a cup of water and boil it; brew it for another ten minutes.
Prunella vulgaris is another herbal treatment that you can use.
This herb is also called 'heal all' or 'self heal'.
By mixing this herb with olive leaf extracts, lysine, and vitamin C.
this mixture can suppress the outbreak of herpes.
You can also use Siberian ginseng or eleutherococcus to treat type 2 herpes virus.
You can't use this herb for treating the type 1 HSV though.
Oftentimes, herpes and cold sores are due to stress.
Ginseng helps in dealing with mental and physical stress due to exposures to viruses, physical exhaustion, pollution, noise, chemicals, and other things.
Ginseng can also stimulate the immune system thereby preventing outbreaks.
However, individuals suffering from apnea, narcolepsy, and high blood pressure should not use Siberian ginseng.
Breastfeeding mothers and pregnant women are also not allowed to use such herb.
Some herbalists say that herbs are much more useful when taken in liquid form.
Any kind of tea can ease the HSP type 1 symptoms since the falvenoids and polyphenols boost the immune system.
Some studies also show that the HSV type 2 can also be suppressed by drinking tea regularly.
Once the immune system is stimulated against viruses and bacteria, it will inhibit the occurrence of the two types of HSVs.
White and green teas are quite effective and you must take it regularly.
Some individuals say that by applying the tea bags or brewed tea on the infected area, the healing process is faster which can only take 4 days.
Tea tincture is also good for healing herpes.
It would be best to choose teas without caffeine for best results.
There is another herb that you can use, it is called thyme.
This herb is an antiseptic and you can use it internally or externally.
It promotes the production of leucocytes and can prevent herpes outbreaks.
Each day, you can take thyme tea by boiling a cup of water with one tablespoon of thyme.
You can even use thyme as a tonic and you must take it regularly.
There are no side effects and it's quite effective.
Even pregnant women can use this herb.
For those taking anti inflammatory medications, try to ask your doctor about it first.
As you can see, there are many herbal treatments for herpes.
If you know how to use the herbs properly, herpes can be prevented.
Use the herbs as instructed to see best results.
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