Guest guest Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 My friend takes Valtrex and has to take it for a year straight and I think there must be some alternative. She has genital herpes and was told she may take Valtrex for even longer than a year YIKES!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 > My friend takes Valtrex and has to take it for a year straight and I > think there must be some alternative. She has genital herpes and was > told she may take Valtrex for even longer than a year YIKES!! YIKES is right! I don't know necessarily that it's a cure, but it can certainly help. Melissa Officinalis (Lemonbalm) has been used for a long time for the treatment of herpes. Lemonbalm is anti-viral...and Herpes, is as far as I know, a virus. Lemonbalm can be infused into oil to make a salve for the sores, when she has an outbreak. It can also be used as a tea, which can be very effective to reduce or eliminate outbreaks, and can be found in tincture form. Please note that it's not recommended during pregnancy. Also note that the essential oil is not recommended for this use. Most of the active properties of Melissa Officinalis are water soluble, and therefore work better in tea, tincture or oil infusion form. I'm not sure if this is allowed....and if not, I do apologize! (Doc, please don't hate me! I'm a newbie here!) Here's a link, so you can read more about Lemonbalm. http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/1,1525,10043,00.html This is just for your information.....and not an endorcement of this website...or anything they might be selling. Hope this helps a bit! Candy in AL -- Version: 7.0.289 / Virus Database: 265.2.2 - Release 11/12/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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