| Melissa Essential Oil and the Herpes Simplex Virus - A | | | | buds that would feel as though they were burnt (and |
| Personal StoryThe Herpes virus is a difficult little bug; a | | | | yes, I have had medical confirmation as to their cause). |
| so-called 'incurable' infection with painful skin lesions. | | | | I also had lesions on my lip, but not as often. So I |
| The sores come and go, more frequenly for some | | | | began the Melissa oil program - just one drop in my |
| individuals than others, and often flollow stressful life | | | | mouth a few times a day - and thankfully I actually |
| conditions where the immune system may be | | | | liked the taste!It turns out I wasn't one of the few with |
| weakened. Allopathic medicine doesn't yet have a | | | | a complete remission occuring with the first application |
| cure for this disease, only pills and creamse that must | | | | - though I didn't really expect it. The essential oil did help, |
| be used regularly to keep outbreaks from recurring | | | | however - the outbreaks were shorter and less |
| and to lessen their duration. Incurable, painful, sort-of | | | | intense. Then, after perhaps 5-7 times, the outbreaks |
| ugly, and with great names like 'oral-labial' or 'genital', this | | | | stopped all together. And life has certainly been no less |
| can be one challenging illness.This is a personal | | | | stressful or physical - perhaps even the opposite! But |
| account - I had herpes outbreaks for several years, | | | | I've had no more oncoming flu symptoms or sores on |
| and had to deal with painful sores in my mouth and on | | | | my lips or in my mouth - even after heavy sun |
| my lips - sometimes so bad I thought my teeth were | | | | exposure. I can't remember the last time I've had an |
| falling out! I've been through those internal struggles on | | | | outbreak now.For individuals who may have more |
| how to break it to an intimate partner - thankfully their | | | | sensitive skin than I, or have outbreaks in more |
| response was never as sever as I expected - hough | | | | sensitive places, Melissa essential oil can be diluted in a |
| it still seemed like a big deal to me. I regularly had those | | | | vegetable or nut oil (Hazelnut oil or Rosehipseed are |
| telling days of feeling a flu was about to hit, with | | | | commonly used) to 1/10th or even less of the total |
| several days of lesions to follow. What seemed the | | | | volume and be just as effective (some say that even |
| worst, being an athlete, was that training really hard | | | | 1% will work). It is important to note - and repeated |
| tended to cause outbreaks almost for certain.I tried | | | | many times in the literature - that taking any essential |
| prescription medicines as well as some natural routes. | | | | oil orally, or appliying undiluted to the skin, should be |
| Lysine, a singular amino acid, helped somewhat, but not | | | | done with extreme caution - whatch your own |
| all the time. I used significant amounts of lip balm, as | | | | reaction closely and proceed accordingly. I do not have |
| sun overexposure also tended to cause outbreaks as | | | | experience with application to the genital variety of |
| well. I thought "I've got a lot of years left - will I always | | | | Herpes simplex, but the texts do not make a distinction |
| have to deal with this?"Then someone introduced me | | | | - this may be where a carrier oil could come in handy. |
| to essential oils, and I learned a little about their studied | | | | But whatever way it's used, the system should be |
| antiviral activity. I stumbled onto research performed | | | | followed closely: apply Melissa 2-3 times a day to the |
| with a certain oil known as Melissa. Melissa essential oil | | | | affected area when an outbreak is on the way, and |
| is distilled from Melissa herb, a plant with a long history | | | | use it until the sores have healed completely. Follow |
| in natural medicine. The plant yields a relatively small | | | | this method for the next several outbreaks; there are |
| amount of oil compared to other aromatic varieties, so | | | | no guarantees, but this may work for you or someone |
| it's cost seems a little high. But formal investigation has | | | | you may know - and what a wonderful thing it can |
| been being going on in Europe for many years applying | | | | be!For sufferer's of Shingles, another Herpes virus |
| the oil to herpes lesions, with very promising results. | | | | variety causing lesions of the skin, Ravensara |
| One company has even extracted a component of | | | | (Ravensara aromatica, or 'True' Ravensara) oil has |
| the oil and sold it in a prescription form (though I have | | | | been used. Individuals have found relief using |
| not read of any evidence showing the extract works | | | | Ravensara in a 50-50 blend with Tamanu Nut oil. The |
| better than the oil itself).The most encouraging | | | | Tamanu Nut sooths the skin during the healing process |
| statement regarding the use of Melissa on herpes was | | | | and keeps the Ravensara in contact with the sores. I |
| made by Dr. Dietrich Wabner, a professor at the | | | | have not heard of this offering a complete cure, but I |
| University of Munich: he stated that a single application | | | | have heard of this blend really helping relieve |
| of Melissa may lead to a complete remission of the | | | | discomfort of this condition.If you decide to try these |
| disease. A possible cure! I'd figured I had nothing to | | | | natural methods, when buying essential oils, buy from a |
| lose, so I tried a little bottle of the oil.Searching further, I | | | | trusted source - Melissa oil particularly has been |
| found a regimine for the oils' use. Melissa might not | | | | adulterated due to it's high cost. The 'fake' mixture - a |
| lead to a complete remission in just one application - | | | | blend of Lemongrass and other essential oils oils - do |
| other healers were finding success when the oil was | | | | not contain the same antiviral components. True |
| applied to the affected area when an outbreak felt | | | | Melissa is typically found in the range of $10 - $20 per |
| 'imminent'. The oil was applied perhaps three times per | | | | milliliter, with organic varieties costing a little more. There |
| day during the outbreak; this was repeated the next | | | | are nearly twenty-five drops in one milliliter, and |
| several times the user thought an outbreak may be | | | | because only one drop is typically used for each |
| coming on, and through the duration of the skin healing. | | | | application, a few milliliters (1/4 to 1/8th ounce) can go a |
| My outbreaks were usually on my tongue at that point | | | | long way. If you try this natural healing oil, or to |
| (though they started on the palate of my mouth). I | | | | recommend it to those in need, I wish the best of |
| would get a very fatigued feeling for a few days, then | | | | success! |
| my tongue would get what seemed like individual taste | | | | |