There is such confusion on this subject that I would like to comment. The pain is caused by the virus damaging the nerve connections specifically the nerve endings, Killing the virus doesn't eliminate the pain it has caused. Killing the virus only prevents it from causing further nerve damage and therefore pain.
Altho the virus remains in the system (for life) it becomes dormant again......until the next time. Ultimately, the body itself must repair the damage. So, if the virus is dormant, how is the CS going to eliminate the pain. The pain is not a virus. The pain is not a bacteria. I make and use CS myself. It certainly has it's uses and limitations. But it's absurd for what some use it for. Pain from the rash is not nerve damage and can be eliminated or alleviated by topical treatment. I would say this is what the plant sap does. I would definitely say it will not repair or restore nerve damage. If it does, I will move heaven and earth to get it. Most shingles last about 5 weeks. Longer than that would be the PHN (post herpetic Neuraligia) stage which may last for years. Currently UCSFMC(University of California San Francisco Medical Center) is actively researching this. If shingles are treated very early, 2 weeks or less, steroids and anti virus medication is usually effective. Pain is the primary consideration for the treatment shingles. I was considering a nerve block. In the 6 months that I've had this affliction nothing conventional or alternative that I've tried has worked. Except a visiting monk to whomI was introduced. While we talked he was sending out energy. All the pain was gone. I was elated. I was cured. However, 2 hrs after I got home, the pain came back. I had one more session with him before he left town. Again the pain was gone.....and came back again. I would like to think that if I had more time with him he might have been able to effect a cure. I'm tired and have written more than I should. Waddle In a message dated 07/11/2002 9:55:50 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > I think the article states otherwise: "The microbiologist says the sap works > by > permeating the nervous system cells to kill the herpes zoster virus > eradicating > the pain, and any possibility of recurrence." This tells me it eliminates > the > virus from the NS. > > Roman > > "James Osbourne, Holmes" wrote: > > > Comment: > > > > The virus remains in the nervous system and will recurr. My reading of > the > > post indicates it heales the lesion; does not remove the virus from the > > body. I hope I am wrong. > > > > James-Osbourne: Holmes > > >
