You have doubtless arrived here because you are wondering how to treat a cold sore in the most effective way possible.
We can only say, "well done" because you have arrived in the right place; Herstat has been clinically proven to be more effective than other cold sore remedies. In fact, Herstat has been proven to clear up cold sores 3.53 days faster than a placebo, with nearly 94% of those who took part in a trial saying they would use it again.
This is in contrast to clinical trials of other products that are advertised as being cold sore treatments; with most healing cold sores only a single day faster than the placebo – it is easy to see why Herstat is increasingly recognised as an effective answer for those who are looking for advice on how to treat a cold sore.
A natural remedy
But the best news? The active ingredient in Herstat is Propolis, which, because it is made by honeybees from plant resins, is natural.
In fact, the antiviral and antibacterial properties of Propolis are not recent discoveries; the Ancient Greeks and Ancient Egyptians were using the substance as long ago as 300 BC, with Hippocrates (460 BC-377 BC), the father of modern medicine, a known proponent of its benefits.
Other natural ways to treat a cold sore
Curcumin, a component in the Asian spice / root vegetable turmeric, has been shown by some studies to have real efficacy in fighting viral infections.
This is unlikely to come as any surprise to the peoples of South East Asia and India who refer to turmeric as "holy dust" and have been using it as a natural remedy for more than 2,500 years.
Although modern medicine's understanding of turmeric is only at the early stages, scientists have shown that the antiviral properties of curcumin can be effective in keeping patients virus-free.
For example, the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents has reported a curcumin-based cream to be effective in helping to prevent HIV-1 from entering human cells.
But the study that really got us interested was carried out by B. Kutluay Sebia and colleagues at Michigan State University and then reported in the journal Virology. It stated that in the laboratory setting curcumin had been shown to significantly inhibit replication of the herpes simplex virus.
So, if you're looking to treat your cold sore as quickly as possible why not try a combination of topical application of Herstat combined with an oral Turmeric supplement – it might just help!
