Hi Susun,
I have genital herpes and am also chemically sensitive. I have had very few outbreaks, and usually cannot even see a sore at all when I have the pain in my genital region. Right now I have what feels like a herpes outbreak but I did not get the typical nerve pain warning before the sore. Can you recommend some natural approaches to soothing the inflamed area? Blessings.
Karen Joy’s response (apprentice to Susun Weed):
Sometimes herpes outbreaks can be quite mild, so much so it is hard to know whether it is one. If it is this Hypericum perforatum (St. Johns’ Wort, St. Joan’s Wort) is wonderful, and will not hurt to try if it is not. Oil made from Hypericum fresh flowering tops can be used topically as often as wanted. This is true if in the future you feel the tingle before the itch and burn. Be sure to not put your hands in the oil and to wash your hands after applying in case it is a herpes outbreak.
Concurrent internal use of Hypericum tincture, made from the fresh or freshly dried flower tops increases the benefits. There is concern this tincture may decrease effectiveness of birth control pills or some antidepressants, if taken at the same time. If using the tincture, take a dropperful as needed, every hour while acute, then three times a day for a few days before and after. Most though who have mild outbreaks or only the warning of onset, can used the oil and tincture for half a day then be fine.
love and blessings, Karen Joy
(apprentice to Susun Weed)
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Susun S. Weed has no official diplomas of any kind; she left high school in her junior year to pursue studies in mathematics and artificial intelligence at UCLA and she left college in her junior year to pursue life.
Susun began studying herbal medicine in 1965 when she was living in Manhattan while pregnant with her daughter, Justine Adelaide Swede.
She wrote her first book -- Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year (now in its 30th printing) -- in 1985 and published it as the first title of Ash Tree Publishing in 1986.
It was followed by Healing Wise (1989), New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way (1992 and revised in 2002), Breast Cancer? Breast Health! The Wise Woman Way (1996), Down There: Sexual and Reproductive Health the Wise Woman Way (2011), Abundantly Well - Seven Medicines (2019).
In addition to her writing, Ms Weed trains apprentices, oversees the work of more than 300 correspondence course students, coordinates the activities of the Wise Woman Center, and is a High Priestess of Dianic Wicca, a member of the Sisterhood of the Shields, and a Peace Elder.
Susun Weed is a contributor to the Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women's Studies, peer- reviewed journals, and popular magazines, including a regular column in Sagewoman.
Her worldwide teaching schedule encompasses herbal medicine, ethnobotany, pharmacognosy, psychology of healing, ecoherbalism, nutrition, and women's health issues and her venues include medical schools, hospital wellness centers, breast cancer centers, midwifery schools, naturopathic colleges, and shamanic training centers, as well as many conferences.
Susun appears on many television and radio shows, including National Public Radio and NBC News.
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