Cure Herpes Once and For All – What Goes In, CAN COME OUT! – 7 Home Remedies For Outbreak Freedom

1st Remedy

Lemon balm is a great wash for the genital area, Lemon balm actually possesses anti-viral properties. The fragrant leaves as well as the flowering tops of this herb helps to speed the passage of the lesions.To make this wash, you need one half cup of boiling water. It is also recommended that you pour the boiling water over two to three teaspoons of finely cut leaves. You can find these leaves in just about any health food store. Let this steep for 20 to 30 minutes. You then strain it. You’ll want to have a clean cotton cloth available and saturate the cloth with the lemon balm wash. You should apply the wash to the herpes lesions three to four times a day.

2nd Remedy

There are several teas – composed of a combination of herbs – that may help you control your herpes. If you’re interested in any of the following recommendations, don’t hesitate to visit your local health food store to obtain the herbs. The first tea is for a general strengthening of your immune system. This particular brew can be taken daily with no adverse affects. It consists of astrugalus, Echinacea hawthorn, peppermint and spearmint. It is called “The Four-Ginseng Tea”. It not only enhances the immune system, but helps to fight infections and strengthen the reproductive and adrenal glands, as well.

3rd Remedy

Since many believe that stress plays a crucial role in the outbreak of genital herpes, chamomile tea helps reduce overall stress levels. It’s created from chamomile, rose hip, catnip, alfalfa, skullcap, hops, vervain, wild lettuce, passion flower and lemon verbena.

4th Remedy

Another herb that may be of some use is aloe vera. In fact, a double-blind study examining a cream with 0.5 percent aloe vera actually shorted the healing time of the outbreaks. The cream was applied three times a day. Of the 22 individuals in the study, 19 experienced accelerated healing with the cream. Not only that, but these individuals had no recurrences of virus activity for 15 months after using the treatment. Other herbs that may be of use include turmeric, cloves as well as eucalyptus. Seaweed, too, may have potential as a topical preventive.

Directions for making herbal teas:

If you plan to brew your own tea, here are some directions so you can obtain the maximum benefit from them. You’ll want to choose a stainless steel pot and you’ll want to use distilled water. Put the water in the pot on the stove. Watch the pot carefully because you’re going to be putting that old saying into action: “A watched pot never boils.”

At the first hint that the distilled water is boiling, turn the heat off. You’ll want to add your herbs to this in an infuser. That’s a muslin bag or a tea ball for a single serving. If you’re making larger amounts, add about one to three teaspoons of the herbs for each cup more you’re brewing. Let the herbs steep for up to five minutes.

For maximum healing effects, you’ll want to drink three to four cups of tea daily. If the flavor does not seem right, you can add lemon or honey. You may want to use herbs as dietary supplements. There are indeed several that appear to help with reducing the symptoms of genital herpes. Licorice root, for example, contains antiviral substances that may be effective in this situation. You can also find licorice root as a topical cream at your local health food store. While no long-term scientific studies have been done on the herb when used as a cream, it’s widely recommended. Some alternative health care practitioners recommend that you apply it to the affected area three to four times daily.

5th Remedy (Aromatherapy)

Aromatherapy, in its simplest form, is the use of scents in a therapeutic manner to help improve physical as well as your emotional well being. Usually aromatherapy uses the essential oils of an herb to heal a health problem or an emotional issue. The oil is to be applied directly to the herpes lesions, once daily after showering. The oil helps not only genital herpes but any external sore heal more quickly.

6th Remedy (Food Therapy)

What you eat may very well play a role in helping to reduce and even in preventing outbreaks of genital herpes. Those with genital herpes should try to avoid an abundance of meats, fish, eggs, milk products as well as breads and baked goods. You may also want to avoid nuts and limit their intake of alcohol. Foods that are highly recommended are vegetables, seeds, fruits (but not citrus fruits which are far too acidic!), and sea vegetables, such as kelp and seaweed.

7th Remedy (Vitamin and Mineral Therapy)

2,000 mg of vitamin C is highly recommended – to be taken two times a day, as well as one gram of citrus bioflavonoids once a day. The latter nutrient can be bought at just about any health food store. It is also advisable that you take 500 mg of lysine daily. The reason why lysine is so effective is that herpes outbreaks are stimulated by an imbalance of the amino acids, arginine and lysine. If you experience an outbreak of the herpes, you should increase your lysine intake to 3,000 mg.

Beta carotene – the precursor to vitamin A – is another nutrient that some professionals recommend to help control genital herpes. This, along with vitamin C, can help strengthen your immune system which is your first line of defense against this virus.

Cure Herpes Once and For All – What Goes In, CAN COME OUT! – 7 Home Remedies For Outbreak Freedom by Greg Mason