sábado, 31 de março de 2007

Chamomile and HSV-1

(WebMD) The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which causes cold sores andcan cause genital herpes, may have met its match in chamomile oil.Scientists in Germany pitted chamomile oil, anise oil, dwarf-pine oil,manuka oil, and lemon oil against HSV-1 in test tubes. Manuka comes from thesame plant family as the tea tree.Of all the oils that were tested, chamomile oil was particularly good attargeting HSV-1, and it probably wouldn't cause irritation if applied to theskin, note Schnitzler and colleagues.Read the entire article Here

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