Herbal Herpes Cure

Herpes is a general term for a attack of either the HPV-1 (Herpes Simplex 1, which attacks the mouth and lips producing cold sores) or HPV-2 (Herpes Simplex 2, which attacks the genital area). Fighting a virus can be challenging. It needs to be attacked from more than one arena, and a big part of curing herpes is Step 1-Prevention

Things You'll Need

• Tea tree oil
• L-Lysine
• Lemon balm
• Echinacea
• Nettle
• Chamomile
• Goldenseal powder
• Comfrey
• Hops
• Calendula

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Instructions

• 1

  Relax! Stress is one of the biggest triggers to unleashing the herpes virus. Anything you can do to eliminate stress in your life will help. Herbal calming teas, massage, meditation, yoga, and getting plenty of sleep are all ways to reduce stress. Invest an hour a day just for you and your endeavor to reduce stress, and you may find you have fewer outbreaks.

• 2

  Rev up your immune system! You may want to consider taking a probiotic every day to strengthen your immune system.There are probiotic drinks and yogurts that help you easily get the immunity benefits. If you have ever taken an antibiotic, you should definitely build your immunity by adding the good bacteria that a probiotic provides.

• 3

  Eat properly. Make sure you get enough sleep every night. You'll also want to avoid caffeine.

• 4

  Take 500mg L-Lysine 3 times per day.

• 5

  Mix a few drops of all of the different tinctures (lemon balm, echinacea, nettle, chamomile, goldenseal powder. comfrey, hops, and calendula) and the tea tree oil. Apply it to the outbreak 3 times per day. Also drink herbal "calming" tea.

• 6

  Use an ice pack directly on the sores to soothe the pain. Take relaxing, warm baths (not hot, which will irritate the sores). Make sure to dry the area around the sores carefully. Make sure no one uses the towels that you have used.