Try lemon balm tincture and tell me how it works..

[gettothebottomofit]

Hi, I just was diagnosed in Oct, and just had my second ob last week. My first ob was on my perinium and part way through I read about how studies showed that using lemon balm topically is very effective and that in a number of cases in the study when it was used on an initial outbreak, herpes did not come back in that same spot again. I was already on valcyclover, but had not noticed any improvement, but after putting lemon balm tincture (in an alcohol base) on with a cuetip (it stung the first time but less and less each time i used it) the swelling went down right away and it began to heal noticibly better, it also hurt less after it had stopped stinging.

My second ob showed up on my anus, which was swollen and painful, so right away started taking acyclover and I put the lemon balm on it and once again the swelling went right down within hours and the sore was healed within three days, it turned out that I also had another sore further in that I couldn't see without bearing down and doing contortionism, but that one has also almost completely healed 4 days after I found it and started putting the stuff on it. Im somewhat encouradged that it didn't come back on my perinium. From what Ive read, this sounds better than what most other people have reported, so I though Id throw it out there and see if anyone else has had or will have sucess with lemonbalm. Good luck.

[Truly Scrumptious]

Hi, interesting read, never heard of Lemon balm before so googled it and found this artical from the Daily Mail on line. ( a Uk newspaper) Hope it helps

Bothered by cold sores? Try lemon balm cream

Lemon balm could be a natural cure for cold sores.

Ointments made from the herb - which has been used traditionally for pain and stress relief - may speed up healing.

Scientists at the University of Maryland found that applying lemon balm cream to cold sores led to a significant

improvement in redness and swelling after only two days, compared with those given a placebo.

Left untreated, cold sores can last for up to ten days.

In another trial, volunteers who used lemon balm in a cream four times daily for five days, saw their cold sores heal quicker.

Cold sores are caused by the herpes simplex virus and lemon balm is thought to have an antiviral effect.

One reason for this could be that it interferes with the replication of virus.

Lemon balm preparations are available in health food shops.