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Question

how do i naturally stay away from (prevent or fix) cold sores?---please, no pharmaceutical products!!!?

Answer 1

Homeopathic Medicines & Treatment for Oral Diseases Aphthae, Ulcers, Bleeding Gums, Stomatitis, sores etc :-

#Borax.
This is the great remedy in mouth affections. It has aphthous inflammation of the mouth; the mouth is very hot and dry, mucous membrane bleeds easily; the thrush is more often located on the inner surface of the cheeks, although also on tongue and fauces. Child starts up in a fright, throws its arms about, is pale and livid and looks shriveled up: offensive breath, puffy, indented tongue. The mother will notice the hot mouth of the child when it nurses. Helleborus niger. Zopfy recommends this remedy as the one suitable to most cases of aphthae with increase of saliva. Bryonia. Nursing sore mouth, child refuses to nurse until its mouth has been moistened; dryness. Mercurius. Sore mouth with salivation ; tendency to ulcerations of all forms, especially flat and superficial ulcers. There should be an accompanying diarrhoea. The gums are white, spongy and swollen; the saliva is profuse and ropy and the glands about the neck are swollen. Arum. Violent inflammation of the mouth, with soreness and scabs around nostrils, pain and sensitiveness, acute catarrhal stomatitis. Kali chloratum. Hughes recommends this drug highly in simple stomatitis, and seldom requires any other remedy. It corresponds to aphthous and ulcerative stomatitis, with coated white tongue and a tough, stringy, acid saliva.

#Baptisia. [Bapt]
Produces a low adynamic conditions, in which the blood oozes from the gums, which are dark red and offensive ; great foetor, salivation. Gums ulcerated,the tongue is cracked and the mouth is exceedingly offensive. It is also useful in mercurial stomatitis. Mercurial stomatitis in nursing women, or with exhausting diseases, phthisis, Bright's etc. The more offensive the breath, the more indicated; the mucous membrane is in a most unhealthy condition. Hydrastis. One of the best remedies for aphthous stomatitis in the poorly nourished; the membrane is studded with showing teeth imprints. There is also an excessive secretion of thick tenacious mucus; stomatitis materna. Kreasote is quite homoeopathic to some cases of stomatitis according to Hughes.

#Nitric acid. [Nit-ac]
Acrid saliva, pricking, splinter-like pains, aphthae and whitish gums, raw places in the mouth, corners of the mouth excoriated, the gums are unhealthy, bleed easily and have a foul odor. Its mouth symptoms are closely allied to those of Mercurius. Mercurial stomatitis. Muriatic acid. This remedy has deep bluish ulcers in the mouth having dark edges; the mucous membrane is denuded. The salivary glands are swollen and tender.

#Arsenicum. [Ars]
Gangrena oris ; heat in mouth or black sloughing ulcers. The aphthae become livid or bluish and the gums livid and bleeding. It corresponds especially to severe forms of sloughing ulcers and aphthous sore mouth when occurring in exhausting diseases. Salicylic acid. Common canker sores. Lycopodium. Common canker sores near the fraenum. Lachesis, Nitric acid, Phytolacca and Natrum hypochlorosum all have canker sores. Helleborus. Canker with yellowish raised edges. Sulphuric acid. Aphthous sore mouth , with soreness; mouth and tongue covered with blisters, breath offensive and gums are white. Kali phosphoricum 3X is, according to Dr. Luther Peck, of Plymouth, Michigan, a specific in canker sore mouth. Argentum nitricum.Nervous , dyspeptic flatulent persons where there is considerable ulceration. Foetor and ptyalism are also present.

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Answer 2

This ain't a pharmaceutical- it's an amino acid that you buy at the health store: Lysine. Take 500 mg daily to prevent an out break. If you feel that tingle and it's gonna happen anyway up the Lysine to as high as 1500 daily. It won't harm you. Also use a good spf in your lip gloss. Avoid (or try to cut back on) nuts and chocolate. Stress is also a major, major factor.

Answer 3

Carmex is an OTC product available in drug stores. I found it the most effective. Also I stick a Vitamin E capsule with a sterilized needle and squeeze out the contents and apply it to the cold sore. I also tried taking L-lysine tablets, they are supposed to help prevent it. No easy cure, but hope these work for you.

You can avoid cold sores from sun exposure by using a lip balm with sunscreen prior to going to the beach or boating or whatever your sun-filled activity is.

Answer 4

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-especially 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.
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Answer 5

Try gargling with some Sage Tea, this will also ease sore throats and gingivitis and it has a high mineral content. Sage Tea is also good for premenstrual syndrome.

Otherwise try including more foods rich in vitamin B2 in your diet. ie: peas, beans, lentils, yoghurt, peanuts and leafy green vegies. Other symptoms of vitamin B2 deficiency are cracked and sore lips, burning tongue, grainy and sandy feeling eyelids and cracked and splitting skin around your fingernails.

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Answer 6

I agree w/ almost all these remedies posted before mine. Add to the l-lysine some zinc, like 50-75mg. Quantum makes an excellent line of products for coldsores/herpes issues. Please also remember that there is risk of transmission of oral herpes through oral sex. Some ppl. think oral herpes ONLY stays around the mouth and that HSVII ONLY stays around the genitals. This is usually true, but NOT always, so be careful of your lovers and take good care not to transmit the disease to them!!! Also add LOTS of fresh raw garlic (or deodorized, if you must...) to your diet. It's strongly anti-viral and really, really good for your immune system and body, especially your heart and cholesterol levels.

Answer 7

I have heard that if you take L-lysine at the first tingle, it will greatly lessen the effect of the sore. Don't take it all of the time though.

c-ya

Answer 8

Take amino acid called "Lysine" . Amino acids make up a protein molecule, so its all natural. I promise.