Herpes is a common viral disease. Almost 95% of the inhabitants of our planet are carriers of the virus, but not everyone develops the disease. For the virus hidden in the body to begin to act and manifest itself, special conditions are necessary.
Quite often, the disease is asymptomatic for a long time. The virus is activated when the immune system is weakened, as a rule, with colds and hypothermia. Today we will talk about how to treat cold sores on the lips with homeopathy - we will present you popular drugs, talk about their use.
Causes of the disease
The main causes of this common disease are:
- hypothermia;
- weakened immunity;
- unbalanced nutrition;
- colds;
- stress and nervous breakdowns.
Unfortunately, it is impossible to get rid of a virus that has got into the blood of a person, therefore, traditional medicine offers only antiviral drugs to treat herpes. These are ointments and gels, tablets that are taken as a prophylaxis or applied to a problem area of the skin after the appearance of vesicles (herpes vesicles).
The vast majority of modern immunomodulating drugs are developed on a hormonal basis. They are very effective in suppressing the virus, but even an experienced specialist is not always able to predict their effect on the body.
Alternative medicine offers a different approach to the treatment of this disease. The treatment of cold sores on the lips with the help of homeopathy is aimed not only at eliminating the symptoms of the disease, but also at strengthening the immune system. It is important that homeopathic medicines have a beneficial effect on the body as a whole, forcing the immune system to suppress the virus.
Treatment principles
The treatment of herpes with homeopathy guarantees the elimination of the symptoms of the disease for a long time. The effectiveness of such drugs is explained by their ability to mobilize the protective properties of the body.
Since the treatment of cold sores on the lips with homeopathy involves an effect on the whole body, the homeopathic doctor selects the treatment regimen individually for each patient. When choosing medicines for treatment, he takes into account the patient’s health status, course of the disease, and the presence of serious chronic diseases.
You should know that homeopathic medicines for the treatment of herpes must be taken in a long course. Its duration is usually not less than two months. Then the treatment takes a break for a month, after which the therapy is repeated if necessary. Compared with traditional medicine, prolonged medication is the main disadvantage of homeopathic treatment. But it also has undeniable advantages: safety, the absence of side effects, high efficiency, beneficial effects on the body as a whole.
Cold sore preparations
The principle of treating herpes with homeopathic medicines can be formulated as the elimination of the like by the like. In other words, people are prescribed drugs in minimal doses, which in large volumes can cause symptoms similar to those that the patient already has.
For example, a bee sting can cause edema and acute urinary retention, and the Apis homeopathic medicine, which contains honey bee extract, is used to eliminate problems with urine discharge and edema, which can be caused by various reasons.
Homeopathy for the treatment of herpes offers drugs, the description of which we give below.
Rus Toxicodendron
A drug based on a poisonous plant, which in large doses causes itching and burning on the skin, provokes the formation of bubbles with liquid. If you take this drug inside, you will feel nausea, vomiting, irritation of the oral mucosa. In minimal doses, this plant helps to get rid of similar symptoms. For this reason, it has been successfully used to treat herpes in homeopathy for external use. In addition, this tool is widely used to treat other diseases that occur in wet and cold seasons and are accompanied by burning and itching.
"Graphite"
This drug is able to eliminate almost any skin disease, including herpes. It is especially effective at the erosive and vesicular stages of the disease.
"Acidum nitricum"
A drug that helps fight the manifestations of herpes that occur after hypothermia. It is ideal for treating patients with frequent relapses, as well as people living in regions with a humid and cold climate. Most effectively, this remedy affects the areas of the connection of the skin with the mucous membranes (the area of the nostrils, mouth, urethra, anus).
Acid buttercup
It is used to treat herpes type I, as well as to combat other diseases that affect the mucous membranes of the mouth, the skin of the chest and around the eyes.
Homeopathy medicines are slow to treat herpes. The effect becomes noticeable after the necessary amount of healing substances accumulates in the body. To improve the result and accelerate the action of drugs, simple rules should be followed.
Medicines are taken half an hour before or after a meal. During the treatment period, spicy foods, coffee and strong tea and alcohol should be abandoned.
Homeopathy for a child
Homeopathic preparations made on the basis of natural ingredients are not contraindicated in children. However, parents should be aware that homeopathy for the treatment of herpes in a child can only be used as an adjunct treatment.
When rashes appear on the child’s body, doctors recommend traditional methods of treatment: immunostimulating tablets, topical antiviral ointments, suppositories for herpes. As adjuvants, but only as directed by a doctor, homeopathy preparations can also be used. The most popular drugs for children that are created to strengthen the immune system include:
- "Galium-Heel";
- Engystol;
- Echinacea Compositum.
They strengthen the child’s immunity during viral attacks, accelerate metabolic processes, activate the protective properties of the body, and relieve inflammation. Such drugs can be taken as preventive during epidemics.