Home Remedy for Herpes Treatments - Information on Cold Sore Outbreaks

A few ideas on home remedy for herpes treatments that are effective and will stop the outbreak length of time are available.

For those of you who suffer from cold sores (herpes) then you will be familiar with the discomfort and painful blisters that an outbreak brings to you. So finding a home remedy for herpes is of the utmost importance to you especially when you become aware that an outbreak is imminent. Often the signs of a cold sore occuring is a tingling sensation on your lip and then you will feel a small hard spot that accompanies the tingling In a day or 2 a painful, ugly blister will have appeared on your lip and be there for a week or more.

Cold sores are normally caused by the Herpes Simplex 1 virus but some may be caused by the Herpes Simplex 2 virus (which is more commonly associated with genital herpes). People can get herpes from someone who is infected with the virus and who has an active blister, you may also get them from sharing the same towel, eating utensils or drinking from the same glass or cup. In fact you may contract it from any thing that the other person who has an infected lesion has come in to contact with.

Below are a number of home remedy for herpes treatments which have been shown to effectively treat the symptoms as well as the length of the outbreak. However if you are already being prescribed with some form of medication by your doctor then talk to him before you try any of these home remedies . Please talk to him if you are not on prescribed medication.

1. Lemon Balm - This has antiviral properties and will help to reduce the healing time to around 5 days. It has also been found that it helps to reduce the frequency of new outbreaks occuring.

2. Warm Tea Bags - Press a warm tea bag against the blister can help to bring much needed pain relieve to a sufferer.

3. Witch Hazel - This has been proven to help relieve the painful symptoms which are associated with herpes.

4. Lysine - An amino acid that is used make protein which will help boost a persons immune system. Unfortunately our body can not make lysine so we have to obtain through the food we eat or by taking lysine supplements. Often people with an amino acid imbalance will get an outbreak if there is insufficient lysine.

5. Reishi - This is a type of mushroom which is commonly used in Asian medicine to strengthen a person's immune system . It has also been found that it helps to control the spread of the herpes virus. This can be taken either in powder or supplement form.

6. Resveratrol Cream - This is made from red grapes and can be applied directly to the infection site and is effective at suppressing the herpes virus as well as the outbreak of cold sores.

7. Ice - Is a good way of relieving the pain that is associated with cold sores and the herpes virus. All you need to do is just gently press an ice cube against the area infected for instant relief.

In addition to these home remedy for herpes treatments, you should also look at your diet as this plays an important part in controlling cold sores and the herpes virus. For instance, I often find peanut butter a problem due to the amino acid composition and can a cold sore on my lip if I don't take lysine at same time.