Avoid acidic food such as tomatoes. Avoid direct skin and sexual contact with person actively infected with herpes. Elderberry Extract daily can reduce the incidence of herpes outbreaks. L-Lysine is an amino acid that opposes arginine. Many people who suffer from cold sore can feel when one is coming on -there's a tingling, itching or burning sensation.
Ice can stop the movement of the virus from the nerve to the skin.
Increase L-Lysine to 1,500 mg to 3,000 mg daily. Lysine inhibits the virus' ability to replicate itself. It's best to pop the vesicles by rubbing them with something abrasive so they can dry out and heal faster. Then apply this cream - it is especially beneficial if used within the first two days. Studies done in Germany found that cold sores healed completely in five days on this herb, compared to 10 days using other agents.