Cold Sore Remedy – Peppermint Tea

TO cold sore remedy Peppermint tea has proven to be very effective as well as pleasant to use. Many times I have seen a cold sore completely healed in as little as 7 days using the mint tea cold sore remedy described in this article.

As with any cold sore remedy that I write about, I am offering you this cold sore remedy for informational purposes only. It is a cold sore remedy that has worked well for many others.

In no way is this cold sore remedy presented as medical advice. Nothing replaces a personal relationship with a healthcare professional.

Also note that the best cold sore remedy is one that is applied topically. A cold sore is primarily an external problem and is easily treated this way. You may hear of a variety of vitamins or prescription medications that are helpful as an internal remedy for cold sores. These sometimes help. But the simple and straightforward approach will always give you the best results.

This is true with a cold sore or any other problem in life.

Peppermint is a very powerful cold sore remedy because it has strong anti-viral properties. Peppermint also has a very relaxing effect, which has made it a favorite of many people who have written to me.

But first, let’s look at the “universal” remedy for cold sores: ice.

Ice has been used as a cold sore remedy for centuries. Today, ice is available anywhere and at any time. Even a cold soda can works as a cold sore remedy, when held against the sore.

The replication process of the herpes virus creates cold sores. Ice, when applied to an emerging cold sore, discourages the replication of the herpes virus. The herpes virus hates the cold. Applying ice or any cold object will prevent the herpes virus from creating that horrible sore. And sometimes it even returns the herpes virus to hibernation.

As a remedy for cold sores, combining the ice with mint method is much more effective.

Mint is very easy to find. The form we use is peppermint tea bags. These are available anywhere you find herbal teas. If mint is combined with other herbs, it will work well too. Just make sure the mint is primary. Mint can also be easily grown in a window pot if you want to taste it fresh. I’ll talk about a special cold sore remedy with fresh mint in a moment.

This is how we turn peppermint tea into a very effective cold sore remedy.

Taking 20 oz. of bottled water and 5 tea bags (approximately one tea bag for every 4 ounces of water), we make a strong batch of peppermint tea. Then freeze the wet tea bags.

Using the frozen tea bags instead of ice, we keep the tea bag on the cold sore area for about 10 minutes at a time. About 3 times an hour works fine.

With this icy mint cold sore remedy, you get the comforting and healing effects of ice. Also, as the bag melts, you are applying a very strong antiviral drug. This will kill thousands of herpes viruses.

Also, you can enhance this cold sore remedy by taking a sip of tea. Also, apply the liquid from the peppermint tea to the sore with a cotton ball or paper towel. You now have an internal and external remedy for cold sores.

This is also a perfect cold sore remedy for those rare people who have a cold sore inside their mouth. It also works well for canker sores. As a remedy for cold sores or canker sores, you can use the tea as a mouthwash. Shake it for a minute or so, then swallow it for the internal benefits.

A variation of this cold sore remedy that we have used with success is to freeze the tea liquid. This works best for us if we use an ice cube tray that produces smaller ice cubes. This is a bit trickier when the cube melts. If you use fresh or bulk mint, then you won’t have the tea bags to freeze. In that case, this may be one way to use peppermint as a cold sore remedy.

A final note on using peppermint as a cold sore remedy.

Using this cold sore remedy, you may not want, or not be able, to sit down and hold the ice or frozen tea bags against your lip. If you are on the go, here is a very convenient and powerful way to use peppermint as a cold sore remedy.

You can quickly make a great cold sore remedy by crushing fresh mint leaves into a paste. If you don’t want to grow your own, mint is often available fresh or dried at your local health food store. With the dried mint, add a little water to reconstitute it and it will also make a fine paste. While preparing the pasta, mix in some baking soda. This raises the pH level, which also hates the herpes virus.

You now have a cold sore remedy that you can use when traveling or at work. And, if it is made with fresh mint, the mint will be even stronger than in dry tea form because you are not heating it.

I hope that you, like so many others, find this to be a great, cheap, and powerful cold sore remedy.