Do Natural Herpes Treatments Work?
There are many who swear by all Natural Treatments for Herpes, Shingles and Cold Sores. There is even some clinical proof that some of the natural treatments do help control and reduce the frequency of outbreaks.
Tea Tree Oil seems to be one of the main ingredient in the more popular treatments. There seems to be some solid clinical data to support the effectiveness of this agent.
L-Lysine is a well known herpes treatment that is also available in the foods you normally eat. Taking higher doses on a regular basis seems to increase the time span between outbreaks and seems to lessen the severity of the outbreaks. It is not known if there are serious side effects to taking large doses of L-Lysine but there is some evidence that it may increase cholesterol levels.
Lemon Balm or Melissa Officinalis is a commonly used treatment for genital and oral herpes. Studies have shown that Melissa Cream can shorten the time an outbreak lasts.
Other than possible allergic reaction there does not seem to be any side effects or complications associated to the use of Lemon Balm/ Melissa Extract.