Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture are very effective in treating shingles and especially when caught at the first stages ie within the first 48 hours of an outbreak.
Acupuncture cure shingles.
In chinese medicine we know that shingles involves toxic heat internal wind and dampness lodged inside the body and acupuncture resolves these imbalances and helps restore the body to health.
Researchers from three independent studies conclude that acupuncture and herbal medicine significantly relieve rashes and pain associated with the herpes zoster virus shingles.
Patients who have come to me due to the pain associated with shingles were very satisfied with the reduction to elimination of pain.
Therefore shingles usually affects older patients whose constitutional energy is deficient or younger patients who are suffering from exhaustion.
It is even possible to prevent the outbreak if treatment is sought early enough before the actual outbreak of the rash.
In china acupuncture is recognized as the most effective of all therapies for the treatment of herpes zoster shingles.
Chuan xin lian antiphlogistic tablets is an effective antiviral.
However shingles is caused by a virus which cannot be cured.
Acupuncture works for the treatment of shingles because it speeds up the resolution of the rash and reduces pain itching.
There have been cases of post herpetic pain where the acupuncture treatment has made significant inroads into the symptoms from a mixture of constitutional treatment to bring balance back to the system as a whole and local treatment to reduce some of the irritation and inflammation.
Traditional chinese medicine tcm usually attributes shingles to a combination of excess and deficiency in the body.
Nutritional and herbal therapy for shingles.
Acupuncture relieves pain due to shingles reduces the need for painkillers speeds the healing of herpes zoster lesions and reduces the incidence of postherpetic neuralgia phn.
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Tianjing university of traditional chinese medicine researchers combined acupuncture with standard drug therapy.
Yes acupuncture can treat the pain associated with shingles as well as to help boost one s immune system.
Long dan xie gan wan is usually taken in combination with the formula above for the treatment of shingles.
Acupuncture treatment of shingles.
Acyclovir taken at the first sign of an outbreak may lessen the severity of the attack.
Apply topically to affected area three times daily.
There are a few chinese herbal patent formulas that can help treat shingles and relieve symptoms.
Antioxidant formula that contains zinc and selenium follow label instructions.
