Herpes

Treatment of a cold on the lips. Herpes on the lips always appears unexpectedly and at the wrong time, bringing psychological, aesthetic and physical discomfort, especially to women.

Almost the entire population of the Earth carries the herpes virus in their blood. In some people, the disease may not show itself throughout life, but if the disease manifests itself actively, it is necessary to know how to prevent it and how to fight it.

Symptoms of herpes on the lips

The herpes virus has quite characteristic symptoms that always appear in the same order. These include: itching, reddening of the skin, the formation of scattered small bubbles, severe pain in the area of ​​the skin lesion. Rarely, the onset of the disease is accompanied by an increase in temperature, nausea and general weakness of the body.

Ways to fight the herpes virus

The most frequent causes of herpes are accompanied by a sharp decrease in immunity as a result of stress, hypothermia, menstruation, viral or bacterial disease. Therefore, it is very important to constantly maintain immunity. Medicines that could completely cure the virus do not exist. Developed drugs such as Acyclovir Forte they can only suppress the activity of the virus and get rid of its symptoms. There are two types of herpes treatment:

Medication

The traditional fight against the virus includes drugs based on the active substance acyclovir. These drugs are divided into two types:

– Antiviral creams and ointments. These include: acyclovir, zovirax, cyclovir, etc. When symptoms appear, it is necessary to smear the affected area every three hours.

- Tablets. Most often, doctors recommend acyclovir, it blocks the development of the virus inside the body.

Traditional medicine treatment

Sometimes the necessary medicines may not be at hand, in which case you can resort to non-traditional methods of treatment, such as:

- Echinacea. Echinacea tincture is not even inferior to some antibiotics in its effectiveness. To treat herpes, it is necessary to wipe the sores with a cotton swab soaked in tincture every 3 hours.

– Kalanchoe juice. It is necessary to apply fresh cut leaves to herpes several times a day. Substances contained in the juice of this plant can suppress the reproduction of the virus and promote tissue healing.

– tea tree oil, a powerful antiseptic. If you start treating the virus with tea tree oil in time, there is every chance it will cure it in 1 day. The main thing is not to overdo it because you can get a burn.

- treatment with toothpaste. The paste disinfects and dries the wound, which promotes faster recovery. It is necessary to apply it to the affected area and not wash it off during the night.

If after a week of treatment, the symptoms have not decreased, it is very important to consult a doctor.