Cold Sore Lip Remedy - General Overview

Cold sores are a viral disease known since the time of Hippocrates, but to this day the virus is an intractable problem for medicine; more than 90% of people are infected with herpes infection. Unfortunately, a remedy that can rid humanity of the herpes virus once and for all has not been found, but there are remedies that will help relieve unpleasant symptoms and manifestations of the disease.

The symptoms of a cold on the lips are widely known. At the first stage of the disease, a person feels an unpleasant tingling and burning sensation. The course of the first stage of an infectious disease is usually short-lived and lasts from several hours to one day. If you use a cold remedy during this period, you will be able to use it within two days. If the moment is missed, treatment will take more than a week.

Manifestations of a viral disease on the lips also include:

• redness;
• the formation of vesicular rashes filled with clear liquid;
• pain in the affected area of ​​the lips;
• the formation of ulcers and erosions at the site of burst pustules.

An uncommon symptom of a herpes virus infection is fever.

Traditional Treatments

Famciclovir tablets

Modern pharmacology offers a wide range of drugs to combat viral infections. The action of the drugs is aimed at weakening the external manifestations of the disease, suppressing skin dissemination, reducing the frequency of relapses, and preventing visceral complications.

What it looks like (approximately)	Drug name	average price
	Zovirax	187-532 rub.
	160-3000 rub.
	1300-4600 rub.
	Penciclovir	250-550 rub.
	199-270 rub.
	340-6200 rub.
—	Triiodresorcinol (RIODOXOL OINTMENT)	90-1200 rub.

In severe cases of the disease, along with means for external use, the treatment method includes immunotherapy and vaccination. Immunotherapy treatments include:

• interferon;
• cycloferon;
• acyclovir;
• lycopid, etc.

Vaccination against the virus with herpes preparations, as well as tablets, helps stimulate the immune system.

Folk remedies

An alternative to traditional medicine are folk recipes; treatment of colds on the lips with folk remedies involves the use of a wide variety of components, and their advantages are ease of use, naturalness, and accessibility.

The most famous folk recipes are:

• fir oil - used as a lotion on the affected area, the product must be applied every two hours for 5 days;
• garlic or onion – apply a cut onion or a clove of garlic to the rashes, this remedy allows you to cauterize and dry the vesicular pimples;
• earwax - lubricate the sores with sulfur extracted from the ears using a cotton swab;
• tea leaves - apply a freshly brewed tea bag to the affected area;
• propolis tincture – compresses based on propolis tincture help avoid bursting of pustules and the formation of ulcers;
• Kalanchoe juice - apply freshly squeezed juice from the leaves of the plant every two hours;
• film from under a chicken egg shell - a film carefully removed from the inside of the eggshell is glued to the affected area.

Effective remedies in the fight against colds on the lips, according to traditional healers, are also:

• ointments based on bee honey;
• toothpaste;
• pine resin;
• lemon juice;
• baby powder;
• valocordin.

Recipes based on medicinal herbs

Herbal remedies are widely used to treat rashes. For example, herbal medicine suggests using plantain for treatment. The recipe is quite simple: rinse 10 plantain leaves well, drain and chop in a meat grinder. Squeeze the resulting pulp through cheesecloth. Lubricate the affected area of ​​the lips with the resulting juice as often as possible. With regular use of the product, the manifestation of a cold disappear in 2-3 days.

Another way to treat colds on the lips is based on the use of mint leaves. A decoction is prepared from fresh or dried mint leaves. A cotton swab is moistened with the strained decoction and applied to the lesion.

Medicinal plants used in the treatment of colds have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effects and promote the regeneration of damaged skin areas. Decoctions and herbal teas are prepared based on medicinal herbs.

The most popular medicinal herbs used to treat herpes on the lips are:

• tansy,
• sagebrush,
• echinacea,
• calendula,
• licorice,
• sagebrush,
• oregano,
• celandine.

Essential oil

An effective remedy for colds on the lips is a herbal mixture for internal use. To prepare it you will need the following plants:

1. chamomile;
2. Melissa;
3. thyme;
4. raspberry leaves;
5. juniper fruits;
6. sagebrush;
7. St. John's wort;
8. Adonis spring.

We collect the collection: we take the plants indicated in points 1-5, 2 tbsp. spoons of each, components 6-9, one tablespoon each.

Prepare herbal infusion: 2 tbsp. spoons of herbal mixture pour 400 ml of boiling water, leave for 60 minutes.

Method of administration: for 7-14 days, take half a glass of decoction 4 times a day.

Cold prevention

Play sports and do not engage in promiscuous relationships

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