Shingles: try geranium oil

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patty/all

I agree..... there are tons of people that go to my pain doctor - mainly older folks that are seeking treatment from shingles as far back as 10 years ago.... where mine started on my back itches sometimes.... other than that I was lucky and got treatment fast!!

shari

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In response to our recent posts on shingles, I found this in my

inbox this morning, in a newsletter put out by the Health Sciences

Institute. If you want to check their website, I'll provide the

link. Here is the good news about treating shingles:

" A case of shingles may last less than 10 days, but it's the post-

herpetic neuralgia (PHN) that can hang on and cause considerable

pain for long periods. Now research shows there may be an easy and

natural way to get quick relief.

In a study published in The American Journal of Medicine,

researchers divided 30 adults suffering PHN into four groups. One

group received topical treatments of geranium oil, while two groups

received a mix of geranium oil and mineral oil (at ratios of 1 to 1

and 1 to 10), and a fourth group received only mineral oil.

All of the subjects who received any amount of geranium oil reported

pain reduction. And using a scale of zero (indicating no pain) to

100 (extreme pain), those who received treatments containing 100

percent geranium oil experienced the greatest pain relief. Little or

no relief was reported by the placebo group, while relief was

proportional to the amount of geranium oil in the other two groups:

The more geranium oil, the greater the relief.

Some subjects experienced a slight irritation from the geranium oil,

but these irritations subsided within an hour or so.

Injections of vitamin B-12 and topical applications of peppermint

oil are also sometimes used to address PHN. More often, doctors

prescribe anti-viral medications that sometimes take days to work,

if they work at all.

Geranium oil (extracted from the leaves, stalks and flowers of an

Egyptian variety of geranium) has long been used as an anti-

inflammatory and a fungicidal. So if you're diagnosed with shingles,

prepare for the lingering pain that follows the healing of blisters

by checking with your local health store for geranium oil. And as

always, check with your doctor or naturopathic healthcare

professional before using any natural or over-the-counter treatment.

To Your Good Health,

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