Home Remedy For Cold Sores
By Andrew Bicknell
If you suffer from cold sores regularly
then you are familiar with the
discomfort and painful blisters an outbreak
brings. Finding a home
remedy for your cold sores is of the utmost importance
when you become
aware that an outbreak is going. The signs of an outbreak
usually begin
with a tingling sensation on your lip. Then you begin to feel
the small
hard spot that accompanies the tingling and you know in a day or
two
you will have a painful, ugly, oozing blister on your lip for a good
week or more.
A cold sore is normally caused by the herpes simplex
1 virus, although
they can be caused by the herpes simplex 2 virus which is
more commonly
associated with genital herpes. You can get cold sores from
someone
infected with the virus who has an active blister. You can also get
it
by sharing eating utensils, towels, drinking glasses, or anything else
that may have come in contact with an infected lesion.
There are home
remedies for cold sores which have been shown to be
affective in treating
the symptoms and duration of the outbreaks. Be
sure to talk to your doctor
before trying any of these home remedies
for cold sores, particularly if you
are currently taking some form of
prescription medication.
Lemon
Balm - Has been shown to antiviral properties and helps reduce
the healing
time of cold sore blisters to around 5 days. It has also
been shown to reduce
the frequency of new outbreaks.
Warm Tea Bags Pressing a warm tea
bag against your blister can
bring much needed relief from the pain.
Witch Hazel Has also proven to help relieve the painful symptoms of
cold
sores.
Lysine An amino acid that is used to make protein which
helps boost
the bodies immune system. The body cannot make lysine on its own
and we
must get it from the food we eat or take lysine supplements.
Reishi - A type of mushroom used in Asian medicine to strengthen the
immune
system and found to help control the spread of the herpes virus.
Reishi can
be taken in powder or supplement form.
Resveratrol Cream - Made from
red grapes, can be applied directly to
the site of infection and is affective
at suppressing the herpes virus
and the outbreak of a cold sore.
Ice Ice is a good way to relieve the pain associated with cold
sores. Just
gently press a cube against your cold sore for instant
relief.
In
addition to these home remedies for cold sores your diet can also
play an
important part in cold sore control. Acidic and salty food can
burn when they
enter an active blister. Its also important that you
eat healthy foods that
keep your immune system at its peak. Also take a
vitamin supplement because
most people do not get the necessary daily
amounts of vitamins and minerals.
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