Does tea tree oil have enough antiviral activity to combat HSV-1 and papilloma viruses, the causes of cold sores and common warts, respectively?
Isn’t that bit about wart “charming” wild? I’ve got some videos coming up on the use of duct tape for warts, so stay tuned.
This is my first video on treating common warts. For information on genital warts (which are caused by a different virus), see Benefits of Green Tea for Boosting Antiviral Immune Function (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/benefits-of-green-tea-for-boosting-antiviral-immune-function/) and Treating Genital Warts with Green Tea (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-genital-warts-with-green-tea/).<
This is part of my extended video series on tea tree oil. For more on what it can and can’t do, check out:
• Do Natural and DIY Tea Tree Oil Cleaning Products Disinfect as Well as Bleach? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Do-Natural-and-DIY-Tea-Tree-Oil-Cleaning-Products-Disinfect-as-Well-as-bleach)
• Does Tea Tree Oil Work for Dandruff and Athlete’s Foot? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Does-Tea-Tree-Oil-Work-for-Dandruff-and-Athletes-Foot)
• Does Tea Tree Oil Work for Nail Fungus? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Does-Tea-Tree-Oil-Work-for-Nail-Fungus)
• Is Tea Tree Oil Safe? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-tea-tree-oil-safe)
• Does Tea Tree Oil Have Hormonal Side Effects? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Does-Tea-Tree-Oil-Have-Hormonal-Side-Effects)
• Benzoyl Peroxide vs. Tea Tree Oil for Acne (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Benzoyl-Peroxide-vs-Tea-Tree-Oil-for-Acne)
For treating canker sores (like ones inside your lip), see:
• The Role of Dairy and Gluten in Canker Sores (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/The-Role-of-Dairy-and-Gluten-in-Canker-Sores)
• Topical Honey for Canker Sores (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/The-Role-of-Dairy-and-Gluten-in-Canker-Sores)
• Best Supplement for Canker Sores (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Best-Supplement-for-Canker-Sores)
• Best Food for Periodontal Disease and Gingivitis (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/best-food-for-periodontal-disease-and-gingivitis)
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Thank you <3
Tea tree oil is sold as pure as 90 percent is more efficient than any of the diluted
creams or gels sold over the counter and should be used as such .
Thought it was lemon BALM not lemongrass that was massively antiviral??
running out of useful info about nutrition=talking about warts
Oil of oregano mixed with tea tree oil and a bit of olive oil works great. Not that I would know or anything.
Applying Duct tape also works for warts and is our preferred method.
So for cold sores it's not that effective? What helps the best? I hate these things! 😕😪
Tea tree oil stinks and is a known endocrine disrupter. For my cold sores I use Carmex (menthol) throughout the day and hydrogen peroxide twice a day. Compared to doing nothing, it clears up in half the time.
Gregor surprised at the unethical and seemingly nonsensical papers were published in research journals decades ago? Talk about not being evidence-based.
Just wait until he finally reads the vast literature about reality of fraudulent scientific and medical articles in the decades since and even now.
Spoiler alert: it’s rampant
L-Lysine supplement for cold sores. If taken at the first tingling sign of it coming on, stops it in it's tracks. If taken after the cold sore has appeared, it helps it heal much faster. There are also topical L-Lysine ointments for this very purpose as well, but the supplement is key.
Several years ago I heard Dr Greger comment that he thought lemongrass oil should work well for cold sores so I decided I would be a guinea pig and I have been using it for several years now and I pretty much don't have cold sores anymore and when I feel one coming on I treated and it never develops. I am one happy test subject!
This is a virus so it needs warmth. Ice will stop it when you feel that first tingle. I then rub in Abreva 3 times daily. It never materializes.
What the heck was wrong with these people in the 60's?!?! Hahaha!!
Notice that the Japanese researchers (at 0:32) spell "eucalyptus" as "eucaryptus" (at 0:41). They have no "L" in their language 😄
3:41 this magic wand is giving Tuskegee vibes where patients thought they were being treated but only were experimented on and observed. Am I wrong or is there a difference?
Can I use tea tree oil for skin tag?
It will be a long time before any studies come out showing whether essential oils reduce marijuana dependence
Another complicating factor is geting dosage right, and means of administration, because all these concentrated extracts will irritate tissues in excess amounts
I'm more afraid of the Bigfoot! Brrr
Never had a cold sore.
I love this channel!
My poor preschooler boy was covered in warts all over his hands, about 40 of them, even his older brother and I had a couple of them. We treated him w topicals of all types and they were so persistent. Upon reading that Zinc was good for immune system I ran to the store in the middle of the night just to start on zinc supplementation right away. We took an adult dose each. In 3 weeks, all of us were finally free of warts. We stopped taking the pure zinc afterwards and I started them on children's multivitamin that included zinc. We've never had them again.
Going give my tea tree oil a try. Thank you so much Dr Greger
I hadn't had a cold sore since 2002 and got one last week. I decided to use tea tree oil on it at the start. The blisters never opened up just turned into a scab that just fell off. I'm glad to see there was some evidence out there that backs up my instinct to use tea tree oil on it. Worked great for me. Thanks for putting out this info.
Please don't put these revolting photos on the site… as I can't get youtube to remove them and they are very upsetting.
Garlic, cut a piece and tape it on, it hurts but it won't come back.
Olive LEAF extract works for hsv1 & 2 per studies on google scholar/pubmed & synergistic effect with blackberry extract due to antioxidant power. Get it at your health food store. (Capsule, lip balm, salve). Also, lemongrass looks like a winner!
The bigfoot news is the most surprising part! 😂
I've used #Auriginals tea-tree-oil from Australia… great stuff with nail fungal conditions.
I now dilute and spray around the home as an antiseptic antimicrobial and viral spray…
So versatile… I just love it!!❤