Numbness And Tingling Turned Into A Shingles Rash
Author: Christi B.
Date: 03-19-2015
Views: 6,980
Word Count: 208
Questions Received: 0
Testimonial ID: 10544-OR
Brand Neutral: No
Scientific Studies: 8
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On a Saturday night I experienced numbness and tingling around my waist. I thought that my jeans were too tight and had pinched a nerve.
The next day I began to break out in a rash which then began to itch like crazy. After thinking about these symptoms together, I realized that I had shingles.
I began applying Lavender essential oil on the rash, which helped slightly with the itching. Then I felt a worsening of the symptoms of itching, hurting, and an electric shock-type feeling all day long. So I searched on www.Oil-Testimonials.com to find what essential oils might help.
I began applying a thin layer of coconut oil, layered with Lavender, the Thieves and Purification oil blends directly on the rash area. I continued to do this three or four times daily, even when the rash was crusty, by just patting instead of rubbing. The Thieves essential oil blend is a "hot" oil, but layering it helped me to not be so sensitive to the burning, even when applied directly to the rash.
This protocol helped ease the itching and discomfort, and the worst symptoms were gone within a week and a half.
The scars from the rash lingered a little longer -- but thankfully without the discomfort or itching.
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| Supporting Scientific Studies | ||
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| 1. | Associated topics: herpes — "The presence of beta-caryophyllene in many essential oils might contribute strongly to their antiviral ability. These results indicate that phenylpropanoids and sesquiterpenes present in essential oils contribute to their antiviral activity against HSV [herpes simplex virus]." | Link |
| 2. | Associated topics: skin — "Local application of frankincense essential oil may provide a non-surgical treatment alternative, with no or minimal side effect for carcinoma in situ, minimally invasive carcinoma and pre-cancerous conditions such as actinic keratosis." | Link |
| 3. | Associated topics: skin — "[M]any curative properties attributed to various plants in indigenous medicine are also present in their essential oils.... These oils exert a number of general effects from the pharmacological viewpoint. When applied locally, the essential oils mix readily with skin oils, allowing these to attack the infective agents quickly and actively.... In vitro studies [were] conducted by the author on antimicrobial and anthelmintic [destructive to parasitic worms] properties of some essential oils...." | Link |
| 4. | Associated topics: nerve-pain,herpes,shingles — "The patient was successfully treated with topical peppermint oil [for postherpetic neuralgia, a complication of shingles].... The authors believe this is the first evidence of peppermint oil (or menthol) having a strong analgesic effect on neuropathic pain." | Link |
| 5. | Associated topics: nerve-pain — "Ameliorative effects of Ocimum sanctum [holy basil] in sciatic nerve transection-induced neuropathy...." | Link |
| 6. | Associated topics: itching-(Pruritus) — "[T]ea tree oil seems to be a more effective anti-eczematic agent than zinc oxide and clobetasone butyrate...." | Link |
| 7. | Associated topics: skin — "[One] method employed for wound healing is the application of lavender oil. Due to its antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic properties, it is thought to prevent wound infections and to play a role in reducing pain by lowering inflammation.... Lavender oil is known to have antibacterial, antifungal, sedative, and/or antidepressant effects.... In addition to its antimicrobial effects, the anti-inflammatory analgesic properties of lavender oil have also been emphasized... The use of L. Angustifolia [lavender] is particularly recommended in chronically infected wounds due to its immune-stimulating and antimicrobial effects. There are also reports that lavender oil reduces scar tissue." | Link |
| 8. | Associated topics: skin — "Tea tree oil (TTO) (Melaleuca alternifolia) has been used recently as an effective topical application for the treatment of skin infections due to a variety of aetiological microbial agents, including mainly bacterial infections. We detail... the successful treatment with TTO of a paediatric patient with warts on her right middle finger. TTO was applied topically once daily to the lesions for 12 days, with a successful outcome, including complete re-epithelization of the infected areas. The case highlights the potential use of TTO in the treatment of common warts due to human papilloma virus." | Link |
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