How To Naturally Treat Shingles Or Shingles

You can apply cold compresses to relieve itching. It is also recommended to sunbathe a few minutes a day to speed up the healing process

Shingles is also known as “shingles.” It is a disorder that has its origin in the same chickenpox virus, which “falls asleep” in the body and “wakes up” for different reasons.

Find out in this article a little more about this disease and how to treat it naturally and effectively.

What is shingles?

Shingles is painful, fluid-filled, and appears as a rash with blisters. Especially in the belly and back areas. It is caused by the same virus as chickenpox, which remains latent in the body’s nerves throughout life.

Shingles occurs when the virus reactivates. In most cases, because the immune system is weakened by certain diseases. For example, cancer, HIV, an organ transplant, or lack of vitamins, as well as excessive stress, nerves, or anxiety.

This ailment only affects those who have had chickenpox, a very common disease in children. It starts with a tingling sensation in the trunk and then progresses to eruptions and blisters with fluid inside.

How does shingles progress?

The painting can last between one and four weeks. After that, a scab appears and disappears, although marks remain for life.

One of the characteristics of herpes zoster or shingles is that it appears on only one side of the body. Almost always in the thorax but there are also cases in the thighs or the face.

When the blisters dry up, postherpatic neuralgia may appear. This is characterized by a sharp, stabbing pain that bothers you from time to time.

Home remedies and folk

Topical remedies

• Apply a wet bandage to shingles rashes when they are advanced. Wet a towel with cold water, twist and leave for a few minutes until it reaches room temperature.
• Put a handful of oatmeal or cornstarch in the bath water. Stay submerged for about 20 minutes. Repeat every day before bed to relieve itching.

• Apply undiluted hydrogen peroxide to each of the blisters with a cotton ball or dropper if they are infected.
• Smear pure honey or fresh leek juice on the rashes several times a day. This will relieve the itching of shingles.
• Mix half a boiled and chopped carrot in water and get a paste or puree. Apply as a poultice to areas affected by shingles.
• Make a cream with hot pepper seeds and aloe vera gel (or creams that have this ingredient).

Medicinal plant remedies

• Boil 50 grams of verbena in a glass of water for five minutes. Spread on a thread cloth and place on the skin, on the affected area. Repeat every time it dries.
• Pour a few drops of tea tree oil on a cotton ball and gently rub the area affected by shingles.

• Pour two tablespoons of plantain per cup of boiling water. Cover and let cool. Soak a dry cotton ball and use it as a compress on the area affected by shingles.
• Boil a handful of burdock leaves in half a liter of water for five minutes. Remove from heat, let cool and soak a cotton cloth that you will then apply to the affected area, leaving it to act for half an hour.

• Boil two handfuls of sorrel leaves per liter of water for ten minutes. Remove from heat, let cool and soak a cloth with this infusion. Place on the blisters.

Oral remedies

• Boil a handful of dandelions in a liter of water for fifteen minutes. Drink three cups a day.
• You can add bell pepper to your daily diet  to take advantage of capsaicin.
• Drink several cups of lemon tea a day to take advantage of its antiviral properties. Store the tea bags in the refrigerator and apply to the shingles blisters.
• A very good plant is lemon balm, powerful and effective to improve the symptoms of herpes zoster or shingles naturally. It has calming, analgesic and antispasmodic effects. Make an infusion with a good amount of this herb and let it warm. If you drink the tea you can combat the associated ailments (such as fever or general pain). You can also apply it to the area with a cotton ball or cloth, at least four times a day.
• Another of the medicinal plants for shingles that is highly recommended is cat’s claw. It is not recommended for pregnant women. It has antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties. Make an infusion and repeat the steps that were indicated with the lemon balm.

Recommendations for treating shingles

• Eat foods rich in vitamins B and C because they are very good stimulants of the immune system and nerves.
• Avoid any fabric or material that warms the area of ​​the blisters, such as wool. That increases pain and discomfort. Wear loose, cotton clothing, because synthetic fabrics can cause more itching and pain.
• Do not pop the blisters, as it can leave marks on the skin and more pain or discomfort.
• Avoid people who have immune problems, such as young children, transplanted patients, people with HIV or cancer, etc. You can infect them.
• Relax and let go of stress or anxiety. Use the techniques that are most helpful to you, from yoga to meditation to hypnosis to imagery.
• Avoid sudden changes in temperature or drafts because they send signals to the nerves and activate pain.
• Expose the affected areas to sunlight for a few minutes to speed up the healing process by drying the area.