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Maitake salve for cold sores?
    #7496879 - 10/08/07 10:14 AM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Next time I have some spare maitake around, I think I'm going to make a salve for cold sores. I've had cold sores as long as I can remember, back to elementary school. I've used ABreva with success, but I wonder if I could create an herbal treatment. I know Rozites capera (sp?) is undergoing clinical trials for the herpies virus, but Stamets says in GGMM that as of printing, only Grifola has been shown to have anti-viral effects.


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Re: Maitake salve for cold sores? [Re: YidakiMan]
    #7496920 - 10/08/07 10:28 AM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Wow that'd be cool! I was going to just suggest Abreva before reading your post - what a jerk I can be:D

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Re: Maitake salve for cold sores? [Re: Jeremy_Davis]
    #7497378 - 10/08/07 12:26 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Yea Abreva works really good if you start using it at the first sign of an outbreak. It really shortens duration by quite a bit. The sores don't really get nasty when I use Abreva. Geez, I'm just made this sound like a Valtrextm commercial.


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Re: Maitake salve for cold sores? [Re: YidakiMan]
    #7499577 - 10/08/07 09:25 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

i wish i could make a drug you can sell for 18.99 per half gram (Abreva)


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Re: Maitake salve for cold sores? [Re: rodfarva]
    #7501345 - 10/09/07 11:37 AM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Head on over to the Chemistry and Pharmacology section, maybe Acyl or Terragon can help you work up an Abreva synth in your kitchen!:crazy2:


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Re: Maitake salve for cold sores? [Re: Jeremy_Davis]
    #7501520 - 10/09/07 12:31 PM (16 years, 3 months ago)

Cold sores and fever blisters are one and the same. They're caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV), the same virus that also causes genital herpes. HSV type 1 typically is responsible for cold sores while HSV type 2 causes genital problems. Cold sores and herpetic lesions are contagious. You get them initially from people who have them. This usually happens by direct contact or as a result of sharing eating utensils, razors or towels. When you have an active cold sore, be very careful about infecting others, especially babies, and anyone who has eczema or a suppressed immune system.

The sores usually occur on the lips (don't confuse them with canker sores – ulcers that develop on the inside of your mouth and aren't caused by HSV), and like all HSV infections they begin as a series of tiny blisters, sometimes preceded by a localized sensation of tingling, itching, or pain. As they develop the blisters spread, open, and eventually crust over and disappear without a trace. But the herpes virus lives on in nerve cells in a dormant state and can be reactivated at any time, causing another outbreak. Reactivation is usually triggered by some sort of stress, such as the onset of a cold, sunburn, fatigue, or even emotional trauma.

HSV outbreaks are uncomfortable and not very pretty, but fortunately, they usually go away on their own within 10 days even without treatment. Too speed the healing, take monolaurin, an antiviral supplement you can get in the health food store. The dosage is one gram in capsule form three times a day before meals. Cream containing the amino acid lysine applied directly to the cold sore can help as well. To prevent attacks, try taking the amino acid L-lysine (500 - 1,000 mg per day) on an empty stomach.

The conventional medical treatments for cold sores are antiviral creams (some available only with a prescription) or antiviral medications taken orally. They are expensive but do work to shorten the duration and lessen the severity of cold sores if you take them at the very beginning of an outbreak. They will also reduce frequency of herpes episodes.

To prevent recurrences:
Avoid foods rich in the amino acid arginine, which can activate the virus. These foods include chocolate, cola, beer, grain cereals, chicken soup, gelatin, seeds, nuts and peas.
Get a new toothbrush. The virus can live in your toothbrush and reinfect you. When the sore is gone, get another new toothbrush. Also, to prevent the virus from getting into the toothpaste (and reinfecting you and others in the family), don't touch the brush to the tube when you're squeezing out toothpaste.
Always use SPF 15 sunscreen before going out in the sun (summer and winter) and use a lip moisturizer with sunscreen.
Since the HSV is highly contagious, don't kiss or shake hands with anyone who has a cold sore. And avoid these contacts when you have one.
Keep your hands clean.
Avoid sharing towels and utensils with anyone who has a cold sore.


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