We treat shingles quickly and easily at home

Shingles can affect literally any person, since his causative agent is usually an ordinary virus infection. Many people do not know whether lichen is contagious? Yes, lichen is an infectious disease and can sit in the body a considerable amount of time before manifesting itself. Stimulate this can the flu, common cold and even a stressful situation, in any case, when the immune system weakens a little, the disease goes outside.

• Symptoms of shingles in adults
• Symptoms in children
• Causes
• How to cure quickly at home
• Calendula
• Sagebrush
• Burdock treatment
• Treatment with mint
• Immortelle
• Treatment with garlic
• Treatment depriving propolis
• Apple vinegar
• Treatment with medicines
• Acyclovir
• Cycloferon
• Treatment of hair loss during pregnancy

Symptoms of shingles in adults

The first symptoms of herpes zoster in a person are unpleasant sensations when a specific place starts to burn near the waist and burn. Subsequently, red bubbles appear on it, which gird around the person, as if moving from place to place. Some of the bubbles begin to burst after a couple of days, they are covered with crust because of the evolving liquid and it itch. To comb them in any case it is impossible, otherwise the infection can go even further.

The already unpleasant sensations are amplified by the fact that the bubbles choose their location at the site of the greatest accumulation of nerve endings and this causes additional pain. Immediately after the detection of symptoms of deprivation, it is necessary to start treatment with effective means. Therefore, how to treat shingles in an adult we will tell in the article.

Symptoms in children

As a rule, shingles in children can appear in the winter. The first symptoms are the emerging vesicles, which begin to settle along the stem nerve endings, can go over to the face. Gradually, the rash spreads throughout the body. Symptoms of depriving a child can be accompanied by a febrile condition, a general malaise and often confused with a cold disease. The difference is the appearance of itching, burning, tingling in those places where a rash appears in the aftermath.

In most cases, herpes zoster manifests itself in the form of an ordinary cold and the adult person, in contact with the child, receives infection already in the form of herpes zoster. Although there are cases when it manifested itself in the form of herpes, with further aggravation.

Causes

As we have already said, lichen is a viral infection that occurs under the influence of the varicella Zoster virus. If you have suffered chickenpox in childhood, then this virus is in your body and is in a dormant state. The cause of lichen can become a malfunction in the body's immunity and its weakening.

How to cure quickly at home

When developing a disease, depriving a person should begin treatment at home. First of all, you should take care of strengthening the immune system, that is, eliminate the root cause. For this, it is necessary to take vitamins of group B (1, 6, 12) and vitamin C. When the bubbles dry a little, start applying compresses from herbs, for the speedy healing of the affected area of ​​the waist. Best in such cases are the following plants:

1. Calendula
2. Sagebrush.
3. Spiraea.
4. Burdock.
5. Mint.
6. Immortelle.
7. Elm bark and others.

Calendula

The grass has a very positive effect on the central nervous system and has a strong, bactericidal effect, which is extremely necessary in the treatment of herpes zoster. Therefore, it is often used in the treatment of lichen. In addition, compresses significantly reduce pain, and when used in conjunction with the skin, the skin heals much faster, without further traces of the vesicles:

• for two pinch flowers put in any glass container, pour half a liter of vodka, close and put in a dark place for two weeks;
• The tincture can be used either inward or as compresses - one tablespoon per hundred grams of water three times a day, or applying several times a day for 15 minutes.

Sagebrush

The plant has long been one of the most valuable plants cleansing the body, in the treatment of herpes zoster it effectively removes the infection as soon as possible:

• several spoons of chopped wormwood fill with one glass of alcohol or vodka, close tightly and leave in a dark place for a day;
• dipped in a tincture a large cotton swab or a layer of gauze folded in several layers, apply to the affected area for 20 minutes several times a day.

IMPORTANT!After the compress it is desirable to lubricate the wound with castor oil to avoid drying out the skin and aggravating the hair loss.

Burdock treatment

Effectively affects the healing of wounds, therefore compresses with it are recommended to be used alternately with others:

• Fresh burdock leaves chop with a knife or blender, collect about two tablespoons;
• brew in half a glass of boiling water, soak the infusion in a dark place for half an hour;
• dipped the folded gauze several times and fix it on the affected area for the night.

IMPORTANT!It is not recommended to apply this compress to women during pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Treatment with mint

Peppermint is used to treat various types of skin diseases, therefore, as a lotion in deprivation, this remedy will be in the first place. In addition, peppermint will help to quickly remove redness after shingles, since it has a soothing and cooling effect.

• In the freshly mint press a little grind, pour two cups of steep boiling water and close the container tightly;
• after twenty minutes, put the infusion into a water bath, and boil for another twenty minutes;
• do lotions several times a day until the wound is completely healed.

IMPORTANT!Before use, make sure that there is no individual intolerance to the plant.

Immortelle

The plant has a strong antibacterial effect, due to which in a short time kills a lichen infection. It is recommended to take a complex reception inside and as lotions:

• get a dry, crushed plant in the pharmacy, in a deep container pour one tablespoon;
• tightly close, wrap with a towel and insist for an hour;
• soak in a napkin and apply to the wounds for ten minutes.

IMPORTANT!Admission of the immortelle is contraindicated to people with hypertension.

Elm contains the antimicrobial properties necessary to prevent sprouting growth:

• Collect a fresh bark of a plant with a volume of about half a glass;
• Dry in the sun for several days, chop and brew as ordinary tea;
• use three glasses of glass a day.

To further accelerate the healing of wounds, regularly use lotions of soda and salt, which have a drying and antibacterial effect:

• a few tablespoons of soda and salt in equal amounts mix, add a little warm, boiled water;
• bring the mixture to the consistency of liquid sour cream;
• Lubricate the affected area with a few times a day, washing off after 15-20 minutes.

IMPORTANT!If possible, choose the salt of the finest grind or chop it yourself.

Treatment with garlic

Infusion, made of garlic, is very popular in the treatment of herpes zoster. It has a strong disinfecting effect, dries up the inflamed places and helps to burn the shingles:

• grind several cloves of garlic on a grater, at least one hundred grams must go out;
• pour in one glass of pure castor oil without any additives;
• put in the oven at a temperature of 50-60 degrees for three hours;
• strain, lubricate the affected area several times a day, at least three.

Treatment depriving propolis

How quickly to cure shingles? Use propolis infusion throughout the course of treatment:

• 20 grams of propolis fill with one glass of vodka or alcohol;
• close tightly, insist for a week, shaking the mixture ten times a day;
• use a teaspoon, diluted in half a glass of boiled water in the morning and evening.

IMPORTANT!Do not store the infusion next to products that have any sharp odor.

For lack of propolis, for all its properties, ginger can completely replace it, it will also help to quickly recover from shingles:

• is prepared by the same principle - grind the root in a coffee grinder, pour a glass of vodka and leave in a dark place for a couple of weeks;
• well, drain one tablespoon twice a day.

IMPORTANT!It is highly not recommended to use this infusion of women during pregnancy and breastfeeding, as well as people who have gallstones.

The last infusion, which will speed up the treatment process due to the fight against infection from the inside, is an infusion on the basis of the willow bark:

• Use only fresh planed bark, collect about half the glass;
• pour two cups of boiling water and leave to steam for an hour;
• Drink half the glass three times a day, before each meal.

IMPORTANT!It is strictly forbidden to use willow bark with stomach ulcer, gastritis or problems with the duodenum.

Apple vinegar

Apple cider vinegar has established itself as an effective tool for treating shingles at home in both adults and children. It's quite easy to use it. It is necessary to wipe the stricken sites 2-3 times a day. As a rule, itching passes after 10-15 minutes and does not bother for several hours. If the itching has appeared at night, and you do not know what to remove the pain and treat, then the procedure for treating apple cider vinegar can be repeated.

It is not recommended to wipe the treated area with a towel, but allow them to dry themselves. The course of treatment can be carried out until complete recovery.

Treatment with medicines

When treating shingles at home, you can use medications, such as ointments, pills and injections.

Antiviral drugs for the treatment of herpes zoster:

• Famvir;
• Valaciclovir;
• Tebantin and others.

Ointments that are used to treat:

• zinc;
• sulfuric;
• alpisarin;
• epervudine;
• interferon.

Before applying ointments to affected areas, it is recommended to treat them with a solution of fucocin. It will have antibacterial and antiviral effects on the skin surface.

Acyclovir

The action of acyclovir is directed, first of all, to the reduction of rashes depriving, promotes drying and formation of crusts, relieves pain and speeds up the process of recovery. The form of release of acyclovir allows to take it in tablets, to enter intravenously and to process with ointment the amazed places.

The course of treatment and dosage determines and appoints a doctor, based on the severity and neglect of the disease. Children acyclovir is discharged from two years.

Important!For dosage and use, we recommend reading in the article: shingles: treatment with acyclovir. Instructions for use.

Cycloferon

Treating tsikloferonom with herpes zoster perfectly raises and strengthens the immune system, so it is prescribed primarily - eliminates the cause of lichen. Usually it is administered intramuscularly for five days. Also, cycloferon is an antiviral drug and is prescribed for various viral diseases.

Cycloferon - tablets application

Most effectively, he copes with the disease when prescribed in the initial stage of the disease. Usually, the current course of treatment with the drug is taking 40 tablets. The drug is taken once a day before meals (30 minutes). Chew it should not be. It should begin its action after dissolution in the gastrointestinal tract. Each tablet should be washed with water at least 0.5 cup.

Cycloferon - ointment application

External application in the form of liniment is applied a thin layer on the affected area. Usually they are treated with wounds 1-2 times a day for 5 days.

It works more effectively if used in parallel with other means. The break between such courses should be done in 2-6 weeks. During the research it was found that it is most effective to take pills or do injections with the drug for the first two days.

The next 4 times the reception is done every other day, between the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth sessions, a break is made in two days, and the last two doses are performed with an interval of three days. But the final decision about the appointment of this drug is determined by the attending physician.

Treatment of hair loss during pregnancy

Pregnant women and lactating mothers are at risk if they have shingles found. Since there is no single course of treatment depriving pregnant women and breastfeeding women, the doctor prescribes intramuscularly acyclovir. Depending on the severity of the disease, the doctor either increases or decreases the dosage. You can also use external ointments, fukortsin, to relieve pain.

In the process of home treatment, do not forget to visit the doctor regularly to see if there are any possible difficulties. Continue to use folk remedies even after some time after recovery, in order to prevent the return of the virus, which happens quite often. As a prophylaxis in the spring it is permissible to lubricate the skin with dandelion juice, from which it is also possible to make a preparation for the winter as a tincture.