Aromatherapy Oils and the Herpes Virus - A Personal Account

Melissa Essential Oil and the Herpes Simplex Virus - Abuds that would feel as though they were burnt (and
Personal StoryThe Herpes virus is a difficult little bug; ayes, 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 somebegan the Melissa oil program - just one drop in my
individuals than others, and often flollow stressful lifemouth a few times a day - and thankfully I actually
conditions where the immune system may beliked the taste!It turns out I wasn't one of the few with
weakened. Allopathic medicine doesn't yet have aa 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 recurringhowever - the outbreaks were shorter and less
and to lessen their duration. Incurable, painful, sort-ofintense. Then, after perhaps 5-7 times, the outbreaks
ugly, and with great names like 'oral-labial' or 'genital', thisstopped all together. And life has certainly been no less
can be one challenging illness.This is a personalstressful 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 onmy lips or in my mouth - even after heavy sun
my lips - sometimes so bad I thought my teeth wereexposure. I can't remember the last time I've had an
falling out! I've been through those internal struggles onoutbreak now.For individuals who may have more
how to break it to an intimate partner - thankfully theirsensitive skin than I, or have outbreaks in more
response was never as sever as I expected - houghsensitive places, Melissa essential oil can be diluted in a
it still seemed like a big deal to me. I regularly had thosevegetable or nut oil (Hazelnut oil or Rosehipseed are
telling days of feeling a flu was about to hit, withcommonly used) to 1/10th or even less of the total
several days of lesions to follow. What seemed thevolume and be just as effective (some say that even
worst, being an athlete, was that training really hard1% will work). It is important to note - and repeated
tended to cause outbreaks almost for certain.I triedmany 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 notdone with extreme caution - whatch your own
all the time. I used significant amounts of lip balm, asreaction closely and proceed accordingly. I do not have
sun overexposure also tended to cause outbreaks asexperience with application to the genital variety of
well. I thought "I've got a lot of years left - will I alwaysHerpes 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 studiedBut whatever way it's used, the system should be
antiviral activity. I stumbled onto research performedfollowed closely: apply Melissa 2-3 times a day to the
with a certain oil known as Melissa. Melissa essential oilaffected area when an outbreak is on the way, and
is distilled from Melissa herb, a plant with a long historyuse it until the sores have healed completely. Follow
in natural medicine. The plant yields a relatively smallthis method for the next several outbreaks; there are
amount of oil compared to other aromatic varieties, sono guarantees, but this may work for you or someone
it's cost seems a little high. But formal investigation hasyou may know - and what a wonderful thing it can
been being going on in Europe for many years applyingbe!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 havebeen used. Individuals have found relief using
not read of any evidence showing the extract worksRavensara in a 50-50 blend with Tamanu Nut oil. The
better than the oil itself).The most encouragingTamanu Nut sooths the skin during the healing process
statement regarding the use of Melissa on herpes wasand keeps the Ravensara in contact with the sores. I
made by Dr. Dietrich Wabner, a professor at thehave not heard of this offering a complete cure, but I
University of Munich: he stated that a single applicationhave heard of this blend really helping relieve
of Melissa may lead to a complete remission of thediscomfort of this condition.If you decide to try these
disease. A possible cure! I'd figured I had nothing tonatural methods, when buying essential oils, buy from a
lose, so I tried a little bottle of the oil.Searching further, Itrusted source - Melissa oil particularly has been
found a regimine for the oils' use. Melissa might notadulterated 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 wasnot contain the same antiviral components. True
applied to the affected area when an outbreak feltMelissa is typically found in the range of $10 - $20 per
'imminent'. The oil was applied perhaps three times permilliliter, with organic varieties costing a little more. There
day during the outbreak; this was repeated the nextare nearly twenty-five drops in one milliliter, and
several times the user thought an outbreak may bebecause 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 pointlong way. If you try this natural healing oil, or to
(though they started on the palate of my mouth). Irecommend it to those in need, I wish the best of
would get a very fatigued feeling for a few days, thensuccess!
my tongue would get what seemed like individual taste