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Cold Sore Home Remedies

Whoever says the only way to get rid of cold sores is to get your doctor prescribe you those expensive medicines or creams that would cost a large amount of money out of your wallet? You can actually defeat cold sores from the comfort of your home. Let’s just call them ‘Cold Sore Home Remedies’.

Cold sore home remedies are possibly the most appropriate course of actions against the excruciatingly painful and disgusting looking herpes sore. Some of the remedies work at their best when taken internally (which might mean you will have to orally consume the remedies). Alternatively, you might also want to stick to remedies that are used externally as a topical treatment. However, what you must know is that taking the combination of two types of remedies will always give you the best result at all times. A few cold sore home remedies are actually extremely powerful when used at the same time, both externally and internally.

• Lysine
  The most talked about cold sore home remedy is none other than lysine. You cannot escape getting into the ‘lysine topic’ when you talk about treating cold sores or preventing cold sores. Lysine has the power to stop herpes virus from replicating and prevent it from creating the painful and unsightly (and hideous) sore. Lysine is best consumed orally, mainly because lysine is salves does not absorb well. Using it externally will cause it to not absorb well. Subsequently, it will not be effective to get its work done and it will not be able to get to where it needs to be to treat cold sores and the herpes virus in general.
  
• Flounder
  Flounder is greater than fish when it comes to the topic of ‘one of the best cold sore home remedies’. Consuming one pound of steamed flounder in one day can wipe out a herpes outbreak without using any other treatment. Flounder is identified to have the highest level of natural lysine as compared to any other known food.
  
• Walnuts
  Walnuts work best as a topical cold sore home remedy. It should not, however, be eaten during a cold sore outbreak. What you can do to make a remedy out of walnuts is to make walnut butter in a blender. Apply the utter directly to the store after having prepared it.
  
• Aloe Vera
  This is probably one of a miracle product in a lot of ways. As it is, aloe vera is one of the most powerful cold sore home remedies. Get yourselves a live aloe vera plant if you want to experience its greatness. The sap inside the leaves contain a substance with recognized healing power.
  
• Clear Nail Polish
  You probably never thought that a clear nail polish could do more than beautify your nails. To prevent the sore from developing, try applying the clear nail polish at the first itching sensation. You would be greatly surprised.
  
• Acidophilus Bacteria
  This can be taken both internally and applied externally. In fact, when used both ways, it will become very powerful to stop the unwanted virus from replicating and causing you more pain. Look for yoghurts with active acidophilus bacteria to assist you. Yoghurt drinks help too, if you want something tasty, that is.