Fight Herpes HSV-1 und HSV-2 with Prunella vulgaris (Self-heal plant)

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Hello all!

Has anybody of you tried Prunella vulgaris against Herpes-Virus?

Thanks for your help!

fox

Switzerland

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FRIDAY, May 30 (HealthScoutNews) -- A cream derived from the common herb called

self-heal helps prevents herpes in laboratory animals, says a study by

researchers at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia.

The researchers extracted a lignin-carbohydrate compound from the self-heal

plant (Prunella vulgaris) and put it in a cream they tested on mice and guinea

pigs with experimental herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus-2

(HSV-2).

The guinea pigs receiving the cream had a significant reduction in the number of

skin lesions compared to guinea pigs that received no treatment. Mice receiving

the cream also had a much better survival rate than mice that didn't get the

cream treatment.

" The anti-HSV compound form P. vulgaris is a novel lignin-carbohydrate complex

with potent activity against HSV-1 and HSV-2 and has a different anti-herpes

mechanism than acyclovir, the current clinical anti-herpes drug, " researcher

Song Lee says in a news release.

" Given the high incidence of herpes infection and the emergence of

acyclovir-resistant strains of herpes viruses, the Prunella lignin-carbohydrate

complex may prove to be a useful new anti-herpes drug, " Lee says.

Self-heal is commonly found in North American, China, Europe and the British

Isles.

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