Fast HSV Relief

Let's face it. No one has the time, energy, or patience to learn how to create complex natural remedy formulas amid a herpes crisis. For fast relief of the itch, burn, and pain associated with herpes lesions, the following natural remedy recipes, which use 1-3 ingredients, may be helpful. 

 

Note: This content is for educational purposes and is not a substitute for professional diagnosis, medical advice, or treatment. Always consult your physician or another qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. 

 

 

  • Aloe Vera gel can ease the itch. Use the gel from the inside of a fresh plant blade, or purchase it from a store. When buying over-the-counter gel, ensure it is pure and does not contain alcohol. Ouch!

 

  • For pain, you can use clove essential oil. You must dilute clove essential oil before applying it to avoid burning your skin. It may sting for a minute or two, even when diluted. Mix no more than 15 drops into two tablespoons of food oil, such as olive oil (or any other oil listed in this guide), for a 3% dilution. Apply dabbing to blisters every 3-4 hours.

 

  • Manuka honey can help relieve burning sensations and speed healing. To avoid a sticky mess, gently dab the tops of the sores with honey using a Q-Tip. Some say honey can sting a little. If this is the case, add pure water or coconut, emu, tamanu, neem, or Saint John's Wort oil (all antiviral) to the honey before applying it. 

 

  • Coconut oil can provide moisture and a protective barrier, preventing your skin from pulling tight when in motion. 

 

  • Hot or cold packs can help. Take a sock. Fill it with rice. Warm it in the microwave for a minute or two and apply it to the area for 20 minutes at a time (20 minutes on, 20 minutes off). Alternatively, place an ice pack in the area for 20 minutes at a time (20 minutes on, 20 minutes off). You can also rotate the heat and cold every 20 minutes.

 

  • Apply a baking soda and water paste to stop itching and dry out sores. Baking soda contains sodium bicarbonate, acids, and starch, and can cause a slight sting on raw skin. Like raw honey (above), you can combine baking soda with a bit of coconut, emu, tamanu, neem, or Saint John's Wort oil (all are antiviral) before applying to reduce the chance of stinging. 

 

  • Make a lysine paste. If you have lysine capsules or tablets on hand, you can break them open or crush the pills into a fine powder. Mix this with some virgin coconut oil to apply as a paste to the sores. Lysine helps correct the pH, which herpes hates, and will help you heal more quickly. The coconut oil is soothing. You can also make a paste with hydrogen peroxide, witch hazel, tamanu, Saint John's Wort, or neem oil and apply it to blisters with a Q-tip or a folded corner of a Kleenex or toilet tissue.

 

  • Mix one part apple cider vinegar with three parts water, and gently dab it onto sores to accelerate healing.

 

  • Sometimes, lesions can look infected (ooze pus). You don't want a secondary infection. Crush a garlic clove in a few drops of olive oil and apply the paste to the lesions 3-4 times daily.

 

  • Apply Saint John's Wort oil to target the herpes virus.

 

  • Apply diluted witch hazel to ease inflammation.

 

  • Neem targets the herpes virus. You'll need to dilute Neem Extract before applying it to your skin.

 

  • Apply diluted lemon balm (Melissa) essential oil to lesions to target the Herpes Simplex Virus. Mix 12-15 drops of lemon balm essential oil with one tablespoon of olive or coconut oil, then apply to irritated skin.

 

  • You can use Echinacea extract as an anti-inflammatory. You don't have to dilute it. 

 

  • Ginger root kills the Herpes Simplex Virus on contact. However, dilute it first because it's a "hot" spice. The best way to form a paste is to add powdered ginger to base oil, such as olive, jojoba, or coconut oil. You can also create ginger oil by adding ginger essential oil to a base oil, rather than using the powder.

 

  • You can make calendula (marigold) tea (just the dried petals) and apply it topically (once cooled) to relieve the pain of Shingles sores, which also works to relieve anal herpes and hemorrhoids. Add one heaping teaspoon to 1 cup of boiled water, steep for 3 minutes, then strain. Allow it to cool and gently apply it to your skin with a soft cloth. You can also drink calendula tea.

 

  • Sage and rhubarb extract (a combination) works well, if not better, than Acyclovir for HSV-1 (cold sores). Be sure to dilute it before applying.

 

  • Thyme essential oil is antiviral, but you must dilute it. 

 

  • Grapefruit extract may alleviate symptoms when used topically. When taken internally, it cleanses the gut while safeguarding friendly bacteria. It inactivates HSV directly and controls Candida.

 

  • Mexican oregano essential oil is a potent antiviral, but it must be diluted before applying it topically.

 

  • Apply goat's milk to target the herpes virus.

 

  • Mix one tablespoon of Manuka honey (or raw honey from a farmer's market), one tablespoon of aloe vera gel (no alcohol), and six drops of vitamin E oil (or open two to three capsules and squeeze out the contents). Apply to lesions. There's no need to keep it in the fridge.

 

  • You can purchase two types of licorice root: standard and deglycyrrhizinated (DGL). To ease the itch, burn, and pain of herpes lesions, choose the herb (or product) with Glycyrrhizin, as it is one of the components thought to fight against the herpes virus. You can apply Licorice extract directly to blisters as an anti-inflammatory and to target the herpes virus. You can also make a Licorice root tea or decoction and apply it topically. However, due to possible side effects, I don't suggest consuming it, except in small quantities and mixed with other herbs in teas.

 

It's essential to remember that just because something is natural, it doesn't mean there aren't precautions to take.

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