tea tree oil

[SmilingThroughTheRain]

tea tree oil is an antiseptic. if a person was to use it on a rugular basis, lets say but some on the genital area everynight before bed, could this reduce the number of active outbreaks or the duration of outbreaks?

[SmilingThroughTheRain]

vitamin C

just read a book about healthy eating for certain diseases at a local store. and they had herpes in it! anyways the book said that certain stiduies have shown that vitamin c can actually cause an outbreak. think this is true? because i take large amount of vitamin c and dont want to if it encourages an outbreak.

[Caliope]

I have read information that says otherwise. Vitamin C helps the body to naturally produce interferon which combats viruses.

Strangely enough - interferon can be produced synthetically and is used by the medical community to help people who have contracted hepatitis c. Research indicates that natural interferon is far more effective. Vitamin C is not stored in the body and we need it for other things such as vascular health which is a big factor in heart health.

Now you are going to send me off researching some more.

[justanotherguy]

but have also seen where citrus fruits induces a reaction in the case of oral herpes.

[Caliope]

Then just take the vitamin c you can swallow in tablet form so it doesn't aggrevate the surface and still is able to fight the virus from the inside where it is being replicated.

[uk girl]

Has anyone tried Aloe Vera???

I have read on the aloe vera site, that it boosts the immune system,also trials have been done with men with GHSV2.

You have to make sure that it has not been diluted down, and of good quality, the tests showed the cream rather than the gel to be more effective.

You can buy your own plant, and when needed squeeze some gel out of the leaves and apply.

[Caliope]

I've considered buying aloe vera gel to apply topically. It is good stuff. I grew up with mom using it for any skin problem. She even would buy it in a liquid and make us drink it. I thought it was "gross" definitely not a kid friendly flavor but it never hurt us.