Guest guest Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 Here is a post I got from another group(Chinese Traditional Medicine ) that maybe helpful to someone in this forum suffering from Shingles: " I don't know about any Chinese herbs for shingles, BUT I get them about 2 times a year and use the amino acid Lysine. I take 1000 mg as soon as I notice it coming on and continue with 1000 mg. 3 times a day for at least a week. It works better and faster than prescription Valtrex which costs about $300 a week if you have no insurance!! I believe that if you research the reasons why this works, it is because you have too much Argenine in relation to Lysine in your system. You are also supposed to avoid things like peanut butter and chocolate. You can also by over the counter ointments that contain lysine as well. Also, my mother-in-law came from France and brought me some homeopathic meds....I used them the last breakout along with the lysine, and it was almost gone the very next day! I never got a full breakout! The homeopathic meds were rhus toxicodendron, apis mellifica, and vaccinotoxinum. Hope this helps. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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