RE [Harp-L] Lip (herpes simplex 1) sores a.k.a. harp adversity.

[Mudharp@xxxxxxx]

DMoriarity wrote: <snip> 
 
<<A terrible sore on my lip (I'm on topical and oral medication) at a  point 
where I have quite a few musical obligations. Anyone have any experience  with 
chronic or recurrent lip sores and expediting recovery. And yes I know it's  
a pretty "gross" subject.>> 


As a health care professional you may have heard of this already. Oil of  
oregano is being more widely recognized as a natural cure for many ailments of  
the mouth, mucus membranes, sinuses, etc. A quick google search will list a  
ton of info. I recently suffered from a bout of salivary gland infection  that 
made it very painful to play harp. My doctor prescribed an antibiotic but a  
naturalpath friend of mine turned me on to oregano oil and it seemed to help  
quite a bit. She told me that she recommends it for all mouth related problems.  
You take it sublingually or can be applied directly to the affected skin 
area.  Warning: it's very spicy and might sting if you rub it on a sore. I have no 
idea  how it might react with the meds you're already taking, but it didn't 
seem to  have any contra-reactions with the antibiotic I was on (biaxin). Might 
be worth  a shot. The only downside is that you may smell like a pizza.
 
t. albanese