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