Rochelle, thank you.
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From: rochelle
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Subject: Fw: [Minutus] herpes remedies
My collected notes although I have no idea where from!!!!
Hope helpful
Rochelle
Cold sores Rx
Natrum muriaticum (sodium chloride): Through homeopathic science, common
table salt (abbreviated as "Nat mur") is transformed into a healing
force.
It's often the first choice for cold sores around the lips and mouth,
wings of the nose, or even the chin. It's useful in the early phases of
herpes, when the upper lip is swollen, but no vesicle— or
fluid-containing sac such as a blister — has appeared. When vesicles
do appear, they're large and clear, or there may be a cluster of small,
watery blisters.
The person needing Nat mur often has dry, chapped lips, which may crack
in the middle or corners. The mouth tends to be dry, and the person may
be unusually thirsty. Besides fever and anxiety, exposure to the sun or
hot weather can trigger a cold sore. Nat mur is indicated if the person
is emotionally upset. Nat mur individuals are usually stoic and
repressed in their emotional expression, feeling they must bear the
burden silently. They often reject help or sympathy (though craving it
secretly), which may provoke an irritable reaction or held-back tears.
Rhus toxicodendron (poison ivy): Herpes that's relieved by homeopathic
poison ivy (Rhus tox) usually burns and itches, and acrid fluid may seep
from yellow vesicles. Cold sores may develop around the lips, nose or
chin. Rhus tox is effective for the tissue crusting that occurs with
herpes or where there's crusting and secondary infection. It often
follows Nat mur to finish off the cold sore, or precedes Hepar sulph if
a true abscess has formed. A person needing Rhus tox is usually
sensitive to cold, open air and dampness, and a herpes episode may be
accompanied by a general fever or can precede an attack of diarrhea.
Sepia (cuttlefish ink): People needing sepia have herpetic eruptions
around the lips, corners of the mouth and particularly around the nasal
area with crusty eruptions inside and on the nose.
The face may have a sallow, yellowish cast, especially around the mouth.
Occasionally, a telltale sepia symptom shows up: a brownish saddle-like
pigmentation on the nose and cheeks. The sepia individual often has dark
circles under the eyes and is exhausted, chilly and depressed. Sepia is
appropriate for cold sores that occur during pregnancy, before menses or
in menopause.
Dulcamara (bittersweet) : People needing homeopathic preparations of
dulcamara can have thick, brown herpetic crusts with reddish borders on
their face. These crusts can bleed when scratched. Dulcamara is
appropriate for blisters that appear in clusters and ooze watery fluid.
Glandular swelling, burning, stinging and itching sensations may be
present.
Dulcamara-type people have an extreme sensitivity to damp and cold, and
an eruption of herpes may occur after rain or sudden changes from warm
to cold or damp weather. Eruptions are also more likely to appear around
menses.
Hepar sulphuris calcareum (calcium sulphide): This combination of
calcium and sulphur (Hepar sulph) is suitable for eruptions around the
mouth and lips, occasionally following the path of the nerves across the
face or even around or into the eyes, making them appear moist and
weepy. Hepar sulph is needed particularly when herpes vesicles have
become infected, indicated by formation of yellow pus. In fact, Hepar
sulph is the main remedy for painful boils, pimples or abscesses. Herpes
vesicles and infected pimples can spread by merging into an unsightly
mass. Hepar sulph can quickly control infection in most cases, averting
the need for antibiotics.
Asa Hershoff, N.D. , D.C., practices homeopathy in Santa Monica , Calif.
He's the author of Homeopathy for Musculoskeletal Healing ( North
Atlantic Books). For information about homeopathy, visit the Homeopathy
Home Page at
www.dungeon. com/~cam/ index.html.
Fever Blister
Homeopathic Options
Apis mellifica
When a herpes outbreak is accompanied by stinging pain and the area
looks red and swollen, this remedy can be helpful. The sores are tender
to touch, and ice or cold compresses are soothing.
Arsenicum album
Eruptions with burning pain relieved by applying heat suggest a need for
this remedy. The person may feel anxious, restless, chilly, and
exhausted.
Borax
This remedy can be useful for herpes eruptions in any area, with
tense-feeling inflammation. Sensitivity to noise and a fear of falling
are other indications for Borax.
Dulcamara
This remedy is often helpful if herpes sores have appeared with a change
to rainy weather, or break out when a person has gotten wet and chilled
and is coming down with a cold.
Graphites
Herpes eruptions, with oozing of honey-like discharge and crusting and
cracking of the skin, suggest a need for this remedy. The person may
tend toward many problems with the skin, be stout, and have trouble
concentrating.
Hepar sulphuris calcareum
Herpes sores that are very sensitive to touch and worse from any form of
cold suggest a need for this remedy. A person who needs Hepar sulph is
extremely sensitive to cold, and often has a low resistance to
infection.
Mercurius solubilis
This remedy may be indicated for sore, infected eruptions-especiall y if
the person has swollen lymph nodes and offensive breath, is extremely
sensitive to temperatures, and tends to sweat at night.
Natrum muriaticum
This remedy sometimes stops a herpes outbreak if taken in the early,
tingling stage. It is also helpful for raw, red cold sores that develop
on the lips and corners of the mouth, as well as the nostril area, face,
and chin. Eruptions may also appear in the genital area. Eating too much
salt (which the person craves) and being in the sun sometimes aggravates
the symptoms.
Petroleum
This remedy may be helpful for genital herpes that spread to the anal
area and thighs. People who need this remedy have a tendency toward many
skin problems, with rough, dry skin that cracks and bleeds.
Rhus toxicodendron
Herpes simplex outbreaks in any location, especially around the lips,
the corners of the mouth, or on and near the genitals and inner thighs,
may respond to this remedy. Eruptions are red and swollen with burning
pain and itching, relieved by hot water or warm applications. The person
may be very restless, and often paces or feels a constant need to move
around.
Registered Homeopath
EFT(Advanced) Practitioner
www.southporthomeop athy.co.uk