Effect of herbal therapy on herpes labialis and herpes genitalis

Administration of hot water extracts of six herbs to four patients with recurrent herpes labialis led to prompt crusting over and complete recovery within a few days. Similar treatment for one female patient who had been suffering from recurrent genital herpes resolved the associated pain dramatical...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biotherapy (Dordrecht) 1998, Vol.11 (4), p.235-240
Hauptverfasser:	HIJIKATA, Y, TSUKAMOTO, Y
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents Antiviral agents Biological and medical sciences Drugs, Chinese Herbal - therapeutic use Female Herpes Genitalis - therapy Herpes Labialis - therapy Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pharmacology. Drug treatments Phytotherapy Plant Extracts - therapeutic use Reishi
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Zusammenfassung:	Administration of hot water extracts of six herbs to four patients with recurrent herpes labialis led to prompt crusting over and complete recovery within a few days. Similar treatment for one female patient who had been suffering from recurrent genital herpes resolved the associated pain dramatically. In all cases mentioned, symptoms disappeared much more quickly than with previous outbreaks when herb extracts were not administered.
ISSN:	0921-299X
DOI:	10.1023/A:1008049117811