Herpes


Homeopathy treatment for Herpes from the Homeopathic Therapeutics by Lilienthal. Homeopathic remedies for the treatment of Herpes…


Aconite [Acon]

Large red itching pimples; reddish pimples, filled with an acrid fluid; isolated pimples, of the size of a pin’s head, and filled with a serous fluid, on various parts of the skin, and especially on forehead, face, and nape of the neck; vesicular eruption on both temples; after awhile the pimples dry and peel off.

Agaricus [Agar]

Burning, itching, redness and swelling as from frost-bites; tearing pains in bones; dark-purple blotches on legs, which are of a stony hardness, swollen and painful.

Arsenicum [Ars]

Herpes labialis, facialis, phlyctenoides, furfuraceous; herpes zoster; ringworm on scalp, which is dry and rough, hair falling out in patches. Confluent herpetic eruptions with intense burning of the blisters, dry and parchment-like skin; nausea and marked prostration, lassitude, (<) after midnight and from cold of any kind, (>) from warmth and from lying with head high.

Baryta-carb [Bar-c]

Ringworm in children subject to glandular swellings on various parts of the body, face excepted; yellowish scaly eruptions; tension in skin; tingling and burning pricking not relieved by scratching, herpes circinatus.

Borax [Bor]

Herpes furfuraceous; all secretions of body are excoriating; red papular eruptions on cheek, around chin, on nates.

Bovista [Bov]

Moist, scurfy herpes, like red pimples; hard, red, lentil-sized pimples on chest; red pimples on foot; itching and burning on getting warm, (<) after scratching; appearing in hot water, at full moon, from washing.

Calcarea-carb [Calc]

Herpetic eruptions in scrofulous patients; chapped skin, ulcerating easily, (<) in open air and from water, (>) in warm room; scald-head, thick scabs, with yellow pus beneath or in the form of a ring worm.

Capsicum [Caps]

Humid herpes, spreading on face, forehead, stinging, burning, itching as from vermin on scalp, great restlessness, (<) from changing position and scratching.

Carbo-veg [Carb-v]

Humid herpes on face, chin, about lips and mouth, on knees; glandular and lymphatic swellings and indurations; itching changed to burning when scratching; belching wind and much flatus, (<) from eating butter or pork.

Carboneum-oxygen [Carbn-o]

Herpes zoster, vesication following the course of nerves; large and small vesicles of pemphigus.

Carburetum-sulph [Carbn-s]

HERPES EXEDENS; herpes phlyctenoides covering dorsum of left hand; vesicles on red swollen base, containing opaque yellow fluid, which forms thick yellow scabs.

Causticum [Caust]

Itching, burning, moist, phagedenic vesicles, especially upon shoulders and neck; sore and cracked nipples; surrounded by herpes, with tendency to ulceration; stinging and itching of skin. Herpes praeputialis; intertrigo during teething, (<) in open air, (>) by heat.

Cicuta-vir [Cic]

Humid, scabby herpes; scald head; thick white scurfs on chin and upper lip, oozing out; burning-itching.

Cistus-can [Cist]

Scrofulous adenitis; herpes on ears; lupus on face, (<) in cold air.

Clematis [Clem]

Ringworm with intolerable itching in bed and after washing; eruptions following suppressed gonorrhoea; ERUPTIONS MOIST DURING INCREASING AND DRY DURING DECREASING MOON; gnawing sensation in skin not relieved by scratching; scaly herpes with yellowish, corrosive ichor; tendency to rupture and ulceration of vesicles.

Comocladia-dent [Com]

Herpes zoster; vesicular, pustular, ulcerative eruption on legs; violent itching-burning redness and swelling of face, and other parts of body, followed by yellow vesication and desquamation of cuticle.

Conium [Con]

Humid herpes, scurfy, scaly, scabby; on face, arms and forearms, fine rash on face, back and body; STINGING LIKE PLEA-BITES, ALWAYS A STITCH AT A TIME; parotid and submaxillary glands swollen as hard as a stone.

Croton-tigl [Croto-t]

Herpes, redness of skin, formation of vesicles and pustules, burning and stinging, with speedy development of sero-purulent exudation; vesicles on abdomen confluent and forming large brown scabs, (<) after eating; (>) by rubbing gently, after sleep.

Dolichos [Dol]

Dry tettery eruptions on arms and legs, resembling zoster; violent itching all over, (<) at night, from scratching; neuralgic pains following zoster; constipation.

Dulcamara [Dulc]

Moist suppurating herpes, oozing pale water when scratched; red, with red areola, bleeding when scratched; herpes zoster after taking cold; thick crust all over the body; worse evenings, in cold, wet weather, during rest, better from gentle exercise in a warm room.

Graphites [Graph]

Herpes in females with scanty menses; large blisters from the umbilicus to the dorsum of the spine, burning when touched. HERPES ZOSTER, ESPECIALLY ON LEFT SIDE; itching blotches on various parts of the body, from which oozes a watery, sticky fluid; skin is not inclined to heal, ulcerates easily; (<) in- doors, from warmth and motion; (>) out-doors.

Hepar-sulph [Hep]

After mercurial poisoning; herpes praeputialis; eruption exceedingly sensitive to touch; little ulcers surrounding the large one; miliary rash in circles; face, hands, prepuce, bend of knees and elbows especially affected; worse at night, exceedingly sensitive to cold air; zoster, acute neuralgic pains on affected part, with severe itching, (<) at night.

Iris-vers [Iris]

Herpes following gastric derangement; pain in liver; HERPES ZOSTER, ESPECIALLY ON RIGHT SIDE of body; fine eruption, showing black points after scratching, great itching at night.

Kali-bichrom [Kali-bi]

Herpes after taking cold, with fluent coryza and bronchial irritation; all secretions and excretions of a stringy, ropy character; violent itching of whole surface, then small pustules form, mostly on arms and legs; scabs smart and burn worse in hot, better in cold weather.

Kali-carb [Kali-c]

Eruption moist after scratching; burning, itching, stitching herpes; spots on face; worse from cold air, better when getting warm.

Kalmia-lat [Kalm]

Sensation of rigidity of the skin, with a pricking sensation, with moderate sweat; dry skin, worse at night.

Kreosotum [Kreos]

Watery or sero-purulent herpes, especially on back of hands and fingers and joints, itching violently towards evening; herpes in palms of hands, on the ears, elbows, knuckles and malleoli, worse evenings and in open air, better from warmth.

Lachesis [Lach]

All kinds of herpetic eruptions, vesicles large, usually of a yellow color first, and then turning dark, with much pain; vesicles break and leave an excoriated surface which burns when touched; ERUPTIONS EVERY SPRING AND FALL; worse from acids.

Ledum [Led]

Dry, violently itching herpes, burning in the open air; dry skin, want of perspiration; scurfs on dry, small nodules, often renewed; dry, scaly, furfuraceous herpes on face; red tubercles on forehead; (<) evenings and before midnight, in open air; (>) by repose.

Lycopodium [Lyc]

Insensible yellow-brown shrivelled herpes; HUMID; SUPPURATING HERPES, FULL OF DEEP RHAGADES AND COVERED WITH THICK CRUSTS; scaly, furfuraceous herpes, yellow at the base and bleeding on face at corners of mouth; herpes on nape of neck, in axillae, on arms, thighs and calves of legs; herpes on tibiae; burning- itching, as if from flea-bites, violent and corrosive, (<) from pressure and touch, after eating cabbage, oysters or from drinking wine; (>) from uncovering, especially head; colic during desquamation, with costiveness; mental irritability; flatulency.

Magnesia-carb [Mag-c]

Small, red, little elevated smooth herpes, scaling off without sensation, on chest, calves of legs and about mouth; red spots on thighs after scratching; dryness of skin; formication at night.

Manganum [Mang]

Herpes on forearm, skin unhealthy, every injury tends to suppurate; excoriations, soreness and fissures of the bends of joints; burning itching; lancinating pains; worse from touch, while lying on a feather-bed.

Mercurius [Merc]

Herpes burning when touched; moist vesicles surrounded by dry scales, easily bleeding; phagedenic blisters; herpes praeputialis; zona on right side and extending across abdomen; scald-head; herpes on right forearm wrist and hand, skin peeling off; impetiginous and furfuraceous herpes; itching changed to burning by scratching; shooting and tensive pains; (<) at night, in cold, damp weather; general night sweats, diarrhoea.

Mezereum [Mez]

HERPES ZOSTER, following intercostal or supraorbital nerve with sharp with sharp stitching, lightning-like pains, sometimes boring, which leave the parts numb, (<) in bed, from touch; vesicles form a brownish scab; blotches on forearm becoming hard after scratching; neuralgic pains continue for some time after disappearance of herpes.

Natrum-carb [Nat-c]

HERPES IRIS; herpes on outside of hands, around nose and mouth, on lips; spreading and suppurating herpes; warts on arms and back of hands; herpes with yellow rings; vesicles with shooting and itching pains; hypochondriasis, (<) forenoon, (>) by rubbing the parts from cold or uncovering.

Natrum-mur [Nat-m]

Herpes labialis during fever; herpes of bends of elbows and knees; herpes circinatus; humid herpes on scrotum and thighs; gnawing itching; shooting pains; moist oozing eruption; large red blotches, itching violently; (<) from heat, (>) in open air, while lying down, on perspiring.

Samuel Lilienthal
Dr. Samuel Lilienthal (1815-1891) was from Germany, and became a pioneer homeopath in America. He received his Doctor of Medicine Degree from the University of Munich in 1838. After he moved to the United States, he was hired as Professor of Clinical Medicine at New York College for Women, and also as Professor of Mental and Nervous Diseases at the New York Homeopathic College.
Dr. Samuel Lilienthal was the author of many great books including “Homeopathic Therapeutics”. For many years, with the support of Dr. Constantine Hering, he was the editor of the North American Journal of Homeopathy. Dr. Lilienthal passed away on February 2nd 1891 in San Francisco.