Prunella vulgaris Herb Treatment

[GymMonster]

Anyone try the Herb Vulgaris, sold under names like Self-Heal? Here is some reading for you:

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/65/72562.htm

http://www.herbalextractsplus.com/se...FSRgVAodxHOZPw

Any input is appreciated

[yoshi2me]

What do you mean, tried it for herpes?

Angela

[GymMonster]

Originally Posted by yoshi2me

What do you mean, tried it for herpes?

Angela

Angela, are you following me? Yes I mean tried it for Herpes, this is a site for herpes on a herpes forum in the herpes treatment zone! Not sure how it would work on your nails, maybe you're on the wrong site?

Read about the new research on this stuff, they say it's better than Valtrex.

Monster

[GymMonster]

As an antiviral, Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris) is said to be useful for treating herpes virus infection in two ways. It is thought to stop the virus from growing within cells and also by preventing it from binding to cells.

May 19, 2003 - An experimental herpes treatment derived from an herb known as Prunella vulgaris may one day help prevent and treat both types of the herpes virus that cause cold sores and genital herpes.


Researchers say preliminary tests show mice and guinea pigs treated with the herb developed significantly fewer of the cold sores and genital sores or lesions associated with herpes than untreated animals.

For those that don't want to click on the link, here is what is said about this plant.

Monster

[theterminator]

This stuff is in a supplement called Herp-Eeze which I am currently trying.

[Nora]

becareful of Herp-eeze because it contains lysine.... poke around - it isnt safe to take from what ive read.... lysine supplementation can inhibit the body's formation of argenine which is actually essential to the formation of white blood cells = immunity.. so while lysine supps may decrease external symptoms, i dont think it's worth it! esp since lysine doesnt cure herpes - you dont want to be further damaging your immune system! but look around, always could be wrong much love

[beachday]

as if this stuff isn't confusing enough. I thought lysine good, argenine bad.

has anyone tried the herp-eeze product? this thread never answered that.
thanks.

[HC-Support-Team]

Originally Posted by Nora

becareful of Herp-eeze because it contains lysine.... poke around - it isnt safe to take from what ive read.... lysine supplementation can inhibit the body's formation of argenine which is actually essential to the formation of white blood cells = immunity.. so while lysine supps may decrease external symptoms, i dont think it's worth it! esp since lysine doesnt cure herpes - you dont want to be further damaging your immune system! but look around, always could be wrong much love

Hi Nora and Beachday,

Here is some information that you may find helpful to clarify the facts about taking Lysine.

Arginine is an amino acid that is necessary for our body and does do some wonderful things, including assisting the body's immune system.

Arginine is also what the herpes virus requires to replicate and to cause outbreaks or symptoms. This is because it is essentially the "food source" for the virus once inside the human body.

What science has found is that foods which are extremely rich in arginine and low in lysine can sometimes trigger an outbreak for some people. Eating too much of these foods can create an arginine rich environment in the body which the herpes virus may benefit from.

So, cutting back or avoiding these foods (such as chocolate) can be helpful to prevent outbreaks. Keep in mind that even if you avoid these arginine rich foods, and take a lysine supplement, you are not eliminating arginine from your diet, you are only helping to moderately reduce the level of arginine in your body so that it has less potential to influence the HSV.

Here is where lysine supplements come into the picture. Lysine is another amino acid that also does some wonderful things for the body. It is found naturally in foods and you need lysine in your diet (just like arginine).

How lysine helps with herpes is that it has the potential to counteract some of the body's production of arginine. This is a natural process that happens when you eat foods that contain lysine and arginine. It is simply the way the body works. You can take advantage of this natural chemistry by taking a lysine supplement to help cancel out foods that you eat that contain excessive amount of arginine (and not much lysine).

To our knowledge and after extensive research on this topic, our support team have only found one report of lysine affecting the immune system from one person (which is the same source referenced occassionally by people on this forum). It did not provide any reference or evidence of studies to support this claim. To the contrary, there is a large amount of clinical data and literature demonstrating the safety of lysine as a natural method to help guard against HSV symptoms.

We have some new articles coming soon which will cover this topic in more detail, so please stay tuned to our information resource if you are interested in learning more.

Hope this helps,
Shenda

[notamused]

I googled for this stuff and it doesnt seem that commonplace...i found it in dried form but then how would you use it?

[beachday]

Shenda, thank you for the info. I am looking forward to reading the new articles.

Not amused - most people take it in pill form. I take 2 pills a day usually, 500 mg each.