Homeopathic remedies for Acute and Chronic Herpes

Homeopathic remedies for Acute and Chronic Herpes from BOUKO LEVY M., Homeopathic and Drainage Repertory:

 Herpes is a typically a background disease.
 It always manifests itself when the patient's immune system is weakened by physical, emotional, and mental stress that can cause the walls of the defense system to burst.
 Homeopathic remedies act in the acute and chronic phase of this disease, but this skin symptom must be considered as a deep chronic disease signal.
 If the patient insists on getting a local treatment, use compresses with a few drops :
 CALENDULA / HAMAMELIS / RHUS VERMIX / a.a. p. M.T.

 Homeopathic remedies for Acute Herpes:

 --  little vesicles; suppurative tendency; intense itching :
 • 3 granules, as needed : RHUS TOX 5C
 --  large burning vesicles; genital herpes :
 • 3 granules, as needed : CANTHARIS 5C
 --  on nose and lips; canker sores; tendency to ulceration :
 • 3 granules, as needed : BORAX 5C
 --  suppurative herpes; agg. in Winter :
 • 3 granules, as needed : PETROLEUM 5C
 --  splinter-like pains; cracks easily with bleeding :
 • 3 granules, as needed : NITRIC ACID 5C

Homeopathic remedies for Chronic Herpes:

 Drainage

Herpes

 • morning : DULCAMARA 5C
 • noon : BERBERIS / SARSAPARILLA / a.a. p. 4C
 • evening : MANGANESE COPPER TRACE ELEMENT
 • one dose, every 2 weeks :
 VACCINOTOXINUM 7C, then 9C, then 12C, then 15C
 --  periodical herpes; prementrual syndrome; agg. by sun :
 • one dose, every month : NATRUM MURIATICUM 15C
 --  suppurative tendency :
 • 10 to 30 drops, 3 times a day : ECHINACEA M.T.
 • alternate every other week, one dose :
 HEPAR SULFUR 9C, or MERCURIUS SOLUBILIS 9C
 --  tuberculino-sycotic :
 • one dose, weekly, in the following order :
 1st SEPIA 7C
 2nd GRAPHITES 9C
 3rd LYCOPODIUM 7C
 4th TUBERCULINUM 7C

 Homeopathic remedies for Shingles (herpes zoster):

 There is a lot of evidence that herpes zoster comes out during particular emotional conditions; i.e.  when the patient is depressed by restrained emotions such as anger, indignation, injustice, repeated sorrows or disappointed love.
 Usual treatment
 --  beginning :
 • one dose, immediately : VACCINOTOXINUM 9C, next day 15C
 3 granules, every 2 hours, as needed :
 • many itching vesicles : ANAGALLIS 4C
 • burning itching amel. by very damp local warmth : RHUS TOX 5C
 • burning itching agg. by washing : SULFUR FLAVUM 5C
 • burning pains amel. by local heat : ARSENICUM ALBUM 5C
 --  eruption stage :
 asthenic patient; old people; agg. during Summer :
 3 granules, 1 to 4 times a day : ARSENICUM ALBUM 5C to 30C
 • oozing and infected eruption; neuralgia; agg. by heat of bed, tooth extraction :
 3 granules, 1 to 4 times a day : MEZEREUM 5C to 30C
 --  eruption does not come out sufficiently :
 • one dose : ZINCUM METAL 9C, then 12C, then 15C
 Thoracic; little bluish vesicles; intercostal neuralgia
 • 3 granules, 1 to 4 times a day : RANUNCULUS 5C
 Ophthalmic; swollen eye painful as if bursting; neuralgia
 • 3 granules, 1 to 4 times a day : PRUNUS SPINOSA 5C
 Genital; oozing vesicles; intense itching agg. by least touch
 • 3 granules, 1 to 4 times a day : CROTON TIGLIUM 5C

 Homeopathic remedies for Herpes Neuralgia:

 --  in heathy patient; start with a general drainage, one dose, weekly :
 • SULFUR FLAVUM 9C, then, 12C, then, 15C
 --  lancinating pains with numbness; agg. by cold, dampness, fog :
 • 3 granules, as needed : HYPERICUM 15C
 --  tired, old people; repeated sorrows; paralyzing pains agg. cold air :
 • 3 granules, as needed : CAUSTICUM 9C (or higher potency)
 --  long term cases :
 The background treatment must be completed by a slow and careful desensitization with the nosodes.

Lilienthal Suggeting us following Homeopathic Remedies for Herpes treatment.:

Aconite [Acon]
      Large red itching pimples; reddish pimples, filled with an acrid fluid; isolated pimples, of the size of a pin's head, and filled with a serous fluid, on various parts of the skin, and especially on forehead, face, and nape of the neck; vesicular eruption on both temples; after awhile the pimples dry and peel off.
Agaricus [Agar]
      Burning, itching, redness and swelling as from frost-bites; tearing pains in bones; dark-purple blotches on legs, which are of a stony hardness, swollen and painful.
Arsenicum [Ars]
      Herpes labialis, facialis, phlyctenoides, furfuraceous; herpes zoster; ringworm on scalp, which is dry and rough, hair falling out in patches. Confluent herpetic eruptions with intense burning of the blisters, dry and parchment-like skin; nausea and marked prostration, lassitude, (<) after midnight and from cold of any kind, (>) from warmth and from lying with head high.
Baryta-carb [Bar-c]
      Ringworm in children subject to glandular swellings on various parts of the body, face excepted; yellowish scaly eruptions; tension in skin; tingling and burning pricking not relieved by scratching, herpes circinatus.
Borax [Bor]
      Herpes furfuraceous; all secretions of body are excoriating; red papular eruptions on cheek, around chin, on nates.
Bovista [Bov]
      Moist, scurfy herpes, like red pimples; hard, red, lentil-sized pimples on chest; red pimples on foot; itching and burning on getting warm, (<) after scratching; appearing in hot water, at full moon, from washing.
Calcarea-carb [Calc]
      Herpetic eruptions in scrofulous patients; chapped skin, ulcerating easily, (<) in open air and from water, (>) in warm room; scald-head, thick scabs, with yellow pus beneath or in the form of a ring worm.
Capsicum [Caps]
      Humid herpes, spreading on face, forehead, stinging, burning, itching as from vermin on scalp, great restlessness, (<) from changing position and scratching.
Carbo-veg [Carb-v]
      Humid herpes on face, chin, about lips and mouth, on knees; glandular and lymphatic swellings and indurations; itching changed to burning when scratching; belching wind and much flatus, (<) from eating butter or pork.
Carboneum-oxygen [Carbn-o]
      Herpes zoster, vesication following the course of nerves; large and small vesicles of pemphigus.
Carburetum-sulph [Carbn-s]
      HERPES EXEDENS; herpes phlyctenoides covering dorsum of left hand; vesicles on red swollen base, containing opaque yellow fluid, which forms thick yellow scabs.
Causticum [Caust]
      Itching, burning, moist, phagedenic vesicles, especially upon shoulders and neck; sore and cracked nipples; surrounded by herpes, with tendency to ulceration; stinging and itching of skin. Herpes praeputialis; intertrigo during teething, (<) in open air, (>) by heat.
Cicuta-vir [Cic]
      Humid, scabby herpes; scald head; thick white scurfs on chin and upper lip, oozing out; burning-itching.
Cistus-can [Cist]
      Scrofulous adenitis; herpes on ears; lupus on face, (<) in cold air.
Clematis [Clem]
      Ringworm with intolerable itching in bed and after washing; eruptions following suppressed gonorrhoea; ERUPTIONS MOIST DURING INCREASING AND DRY DURING DECREASING MOON; gnawing sensation in skin not relieved by scratching; scaly herpes with yellowish, corrosive ichor; tendency to rupture and ulceration of vesicles.
Comocladia-dent [Com]
      Herpes zoster; vesicular, pustular, ulcerative eruption on legs; violent itching-burning redness and swelling of face, and other parts of body, followed by yellow vesication and desquamation of cuticle.
Conium [Con]
      Humid herpes, scurfy, scaly, scabby; on face, arms and forearms, fine rash on face, back and body; STINGING LIKE PLEA-BITES, ALWAYS A STITCH AT A TIME; parotid and submaxillary glands swollen as hard as a stone.
Croton-tigl [Croto-t]
      Herpes, redness of skin, formation of vesicles and pustules, burning and stinging, with speedy development of sero-purulent exudation; vesicles on abdomen confluent and forming large brown scabs, (<) after eating; (>) by rubbing gently, after sleep.
Dolichos [Dol]
      Dry tettery eruptions on arms and legs, resembling zoster; violent itching all over, (<) at night, from scratching; neuralgic pains following zoster; constipation.
Dulcamara [Dulc]
      Moist suppurating herpes, oozing pale water when scratched; red, with red areola, bleeding when scratched; herpes zoster after taking cold; thick crust all over the body; worse evenings, in cold, wet weather, during rest, better from gentle exercise in a warm room.
Graphites [Graph]
      Herpes in females with scanty menses; large blisters from the umbilicus to the dorsum of the spine, burning when touched. HERPES ZOSTER, ESPECIALLY ON LEFT SIDE; itching blotches on various parts of the body, from which oozes a watery, sticky fluid; skin is not inclined to heal, ulcerates easily; (<) in- doors, from warmth and motion; (>) out-doors.
Hepar-sulph [Hep]
      After mercurial poisoning; herpes praeputialis; eruption exceedingly sensitive to touch; little ulcers surrounding the large one; miliary rash in circles; face, hands, prepuce, bend of knees and elbows especially affected; worse at night, exceedingly sensitive to cold air; zoster, acute neuralgic pains on affected part, with severe itching, (<) at night.
Iris-vers [Iris]
      Herpes following gastric derangement; pain in liver; HERPES ZOSTER, ESPECIALLY ON RIGHT SIDE of body; fine eruption, showing black points after scratching, great itching at night.
Kali-bichrom [Kali-bi]
      Herpes after taking cold, with fluent coryza and bronchial irritation; all secretions and excretions of a stringy, ropy character; violent itching of whole surface, then small pustules form, mostly on arms and legs; scabs smart and burn worse in hot, better in cold weather.
Kali-carb [Kali-c]
      Eruption moist after scratching; burning, itching, stitching herpes; spots on face; worse from cold air, better when getting warm.
Kalmia-lat [Kalm]
      Sensation of rigidity of the skin, with a pricking sensation, with moderate sweat; dry skin, worse at night.
Kreosotum [Kreos]
      Watery or sero-purulent herpes, especially on back of hands and fingers and joints, itching violently towards evening; herpes in palms of hands, on the ears, elbows, knuckles and malleoli, worse evenings and in open air, better from warmth.
Lachesis [Lach]
      All kinds of herpetic eruptions, vesicles large, usually of a yellow color first, and then turning dark, with much pain; vesicles break and leave an excoriated surface which burns when touched; ERUPTIONS EVERY SPRING AND FALL; worse from acids.
Ledum [Led]
      Dry, violently itching herpes, burning in the open air; dry skin, want of perspiration; scurfs on dry, small nodules, often renewed; dry, scaly, furfuraceous herpes on face; red tubercles on forehead; (<) evenings and before midnight, in open air; (>) by repose.
Lycopodium [Lyc]
      Insensible yellow-brown shrivelled herpes; HUMID; SUPPURATING HERPES, FULL OF DEEP RHAGADES AND COVERED WITH THICK CRUSTS; scaly, furfuraceous herpes, yellow at the base and bleeding on face at corners of mouth; herpes on nape of neck, in axillae, on arms, thighs and calves of legs; herpes on tibiae; burning- itching, as if from flea-bites, violent and corrosive, (<) from pressure and touch, after eating cabbage, oysters or from drinking wine; (>) from uncovering, especially head; colic during desquamation, with costiveness; mental irritability; flatulency.
Magnesia-carb [Mag-c]
      Small, red, little elevated smooth herpes, scaling off without sensation, on chest, calves of legs and about mouth; red spots on thighs after scratching; dryness of skin; formication at night.
Manganum [Mang]
      Herpes on forearm, skin unhealthy, every injury tends to suppurate; excoriations, soreness and fissures of the bends of joints; burning itching; lancinating pains; worse from touch, while lying on a feather-bed.
Mercurius [Merc]
      Herpes burning when touched; moist vesicles surrounded by dry scales, easily bleeding; phagedenic blisters; herpes praeputialis; zona on right side and extending across abdomen; scald-head; herpes on right forearm wrist and hand, skin peeling off; impetiginous and furfuraceous herpes; itching changed to burning by scratching; shooting and tensive pains; (<) at night, in cold, damp weather; general night sweats, diarrhoea.
Mezereum [Mez]
      HERPES ZOSTER, following intercostal or supraorbital nerve with sharp with sharp stitching, lightning-like pains, sometimes boring, which leave the parts numb, (<) in bed, from touch; vesicles form a brownish scab; blotches on forearm becoming hard after scratching; neuralgic pains continue for some time after disappearance of herpes.
Natrum-carb [Nat-c]
      HERPES IRIS; herpes on outside of hands, around nose and mouth, on lips; spreading and suppurating herpes; warts on arms and back of hands; herpes with yellow rings; vesicles with shooting and itching pains; hypochondriasis, (<) forenoon, (>) by rubbing the parts from cold or uncovering.
Natrum-mur [Nat-m]
      Herpes labialis during fever; herpes of bends of elbows and knees; herpes circinatus; humid herpes on scrotum and thighs; gnawing itching; shooting pains; moist oozing eruption; large red blotches, itching violently; (<) from heat, (>) in open air, while lying down, on perspiring.
Natrum-sulph [Nat-s]
      BARBER'S ITCH; vesicular eruption around mouth, chin and various parts of body; with BAKERS THE FINGERS ITCH and stand out stiffened by the swelling, palms of hands raw and sore, exuding a watery fluid (sycosis); patient looks sickly and pale, feels heavy in the morning and chilly and feverish in the evening; (>) in fresh air.
Nitric-acid [Nit-ac]
      Blackness of the pores of skin; herpes in whiskers, between fingers, on alae nasi; herpes on outer side of thigh; pimples or small warts; itching, especially in bends of extremities; tongue dry and fissured; (<) in open air, on change of weather, from contact; (>) on lying down, in cold air.
Nux-juglans [Jug-r]
      Old herpes; dry, blotches on insteps, with redness and thickened skin.
Oleander [Olnd]
      Herpes and ulcers on and around the ears, oozing; gnawing itching; vesicles on thighs; skin sensitive and sore.
Petroleum [Petr]
      Herpes on nape of neck, chest, scrotum, inner side of thigh, perineum, knees and ankles; itching herpes, followed by ulcers; itching, sore, moist surface or deep cracks, (<) in open air, when perspiring, (>) from warm air and warmth; sensitiveness of skin of whole body; itching, with chills.
Phosphorus [Phos]
      HERPES IN PERSONS INCLINED TO PULMONARY AILMENTS ; scabby, dry herpes on face, dry and furfuraceous herpes; rhagades, with excoriation of skin; burning pains, compelling change of position; brown colored blisters between fingers and toes, exceedingly sensitive to cold air; apathy; (<) after sleeping.
Psorinum [Psor]
      Moist herpes after suppressed itch, itching intolerable when getting warm, (<) before midnight and in open air; skin has a dirty, dingy look, as if he had never washed himself; ulcers, especially around legs, are slow to heal; herpetic itching eruptions more in the bends of joints, as in elbows and popliteal spaces; offensive odor of body, despite the most careful washing.
Ranunculus-bulb [Ran-b]
      HERPES ZOSTER supraorbitalis and intercostalis, with sharp, stitching pains (Mez.); vessels filled with a thin, acrid fluid; burning,itching vesicles in clusters; herpes over fingers, palms of hands; finally all over the body, (<) from touch, motion, from change of temperature, on entering a cold place; for drunkards.
Rhus-tox [Rhus-t]
      RIGHT SIDE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED IN HERPES ZOSTER, with incessant itching, burning, tingling, alternating with pains in chest and dysenteric stools; herpes upon hairy parts, more annoying after perspiration; (<) IN WINTER, HARDLY ANY ERUPTION IN HOT WEATHER; debility rheumatism.
Rumex [Rumx]
      ERUPTIONS FROM WEARING FLANNEL, vesicular; (<) when uncovered and exposed to cool air, as when undressing. CAMP - ITCH.
Sarsaparilla [Sars]
      Herpes praeputialis; herpes on left leg, upper lip and hands; red herpetic spots on calves of legs; herpetic ulcers extending in a circular form making no crusts; red granulated bases, white borders; serous, reddish exudations; cutaneous affections of children during hot summer months. Haemorrhoids.
Sepia [Sep]
      Herpetic eruptions about elbow and knee-joints; dry, scaly desquamation, after drying up of vesicles or following a fine rash; dandruff in circles like ringworm; scaly herpes on hands; herpes on neck and behind ears; glandular and lymphatic swellings; yellow, scurfy pimples; itching changing to burning by scratching; (<) during menses, pregnancy and lactation.
Silicea [Sil]
      Eruptions inclined to ulcerate; herpes in chin; pimples on nape of neck and mons veneris; warts on arms and hands; skin very sensitive; panaritia.
Staphisagria [Staph]
      Dry, crusty herpes in the bends of the joints, on hands thighs and legs; glandular indurations; skin unhealthy and easily suppurating; SCRATCHING IN ONE PLACE RELIEVES THE ITCHING, WHICH APPEARS IN ANOTHER; tingling as if from insects; chilly creeping in affected parts; (<) by rubbing and by contact.
Sulphur [Sulph]
      Dry, scaly eruption; herpes miliaris, phlyctenoides, circinatus and squamosus; herpes on nape of neck and ankles; moist herpes, with small white vesicles in groups, forming scabs over whole face, but chiefly above nose and around eyes; greenish-yellow herpes; reappearance of repelled herpes; burning after scratching; (<) from wet poultices and washing, on getting warm in bed; patient puts his feet out to keep them cool; children very sensitive and averse to cold water, to fresh air.
Tellurium [Tell]
      RINGWORMS AT ANY PART OF THE BODY, red, elevated rings very distinctly marked with minute itching vesicles, especially on lower extremities, (<) at night, after going to bed; vesicles filled with a watery, excoriating fluid smelling like fish-brine; copious sweating on all affected parts, in spots, causing itching of the same. Often constitutional disturbances.
Thuja [Thuj]
      Herpes zoster; herpes all over body from suppressed gonorrhoea, itching and burning violently; white, scaly, dry, mealy herpes; eruptions only on covered parts, burning violently when scratched; (<) from cold water, from heat of bed, at night; (>) from gentle rubbing.
Zincum [Zinc]
      Neuralgia following zoster, burning, jerking and itching pains, (<) in the evening and from the slightest touch; herpes on back and on hands with burning pains; formication and tingling between skin and flesh; dry herpes over whole body; herpetic ulcers; rhagades, mostly between fingers, bad even in mild weather; great sensitiveness to cold.