Scientist began researching the use of herbs to combat herpes after they came across an old medical journal from a physician who lived 200 years ago which pointed to treatments from natural botanical extracts made from certain species of plants.
Laboratory research and case studies conducted by the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM) and the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University found that using botanical-based compounds and products to treat herpes-related cold sores and shingles-type lesions as well as targeting and reversing various cancers that might offer treatment for the human papilloma virus.
“We took a number of herbs that have historical use with anti-herpes activity and tested each herb to understand the mechanism that helped the herb kill the virus,” said Jeffrey Langland, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the SCNM Research Department and a research assistant professor at the Biodesign Institute’s Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccinology. “In a lab environment, we created a blend that contained the six top herbs and began working with individual patients. Working with naturopathic physicians, we treated about 500 patients with cold sores, general herpes and shingles-type lesions and our success rate has been between 90 and 95 percent.”