Tony S
August 5th 03, 09:31 AM
About 2 years ago my daughter, then aged 2, was diagnosed as having
molluscum contagiosum. She had thirty or forty small wart-like spots
under her arms, on the backs of her legs, down her torso & sides. They
occasionally would burst & become infected. The doctor told me there
was nothing he could do, as it was a viral infection. He said they
would go away in a few weeks or months. They didn't. They would fade,
but others would come along to take their place.
I searched the web & came up with no real answer. Cauterisation and
freezing were possibilities, but at some pain & risk of scarring.
Luckily, my daughter didn't get any on her face or near her eyes.
After about a year, we took her to a homeopathic doctor who had been
successful in reducing my wife's hayfever. He gave her some tablets,
but they did no good. We were beginning to wonder if our beautiful
daughter would ever stop being spotty.
About two months ago, I noticed even more spots beginning to surface
down her left side - dozens and dozens of them. We went back to the
doctor, who confirmed that it was yet more molluscum, and that there
was nothing to be done.
Six weeks ago I searched the web again and found a brief reference to
the use of herb - comfrey - in the treatment of molluscum. So I went
down to the local health food shop, bought a little jar of Comfrey
Salve for 2.50 GBP. I applied it to her spots morning and night. It
caused her no discomfort. It's a brownish cream which goes on easily.
Success! The spots that were threatening to come through have
disappeared. Most of her existing spots have gone, axcept for ten or
so which seem to be going away.
Now viruses & the immune system are funny things, and it may be pure
coincidence that the spots went after I started the comfrey treatment.
But I'd recommend any parents out there whose children are plagued
with molluscum to try comfrey.
- Tony -
molluscum contagiosum. She had thirty or forty small wart-like spots
under her arms, on the backs of her legs, down her torso & sides. They
occasionally would burst & become infected. The doctor told me there
was nothing he could do, as it was a viral infection. He said they
would go away in a few weeks or months. They didn't. They would fade,
but others would come along to take their place.
I searched the web & came up with no real answer. Cauterisation and
freezing were possibilities, but at some pain & risk of scarring.
Luckily, my daughter didn't get any on her face or near her eyes.
After about a year, we took her to a homeopathic doctor who had been
successful in reducing my wife's hayfever. He gave her some tablets,
but they did no good. We were beginning to wonder if our beautiful
daughter would ever stop being spotty.
About two months ago, I noticed even more spots beginning to surface
down her left side - dozens and dozens of them. We went back to the
doctor, who confirmed that it was yet more molluscum, and that there
was nothing to be done.
Six weeks ago I searched the web again and found a brief reference to
the use of herb - comfrey - in the treatment of molluscum. So I went
down to the local health food shop, bought a little jar of Comfrey
Salve for 2.50 GBP. I applied it to her spots morning and night. It
caused her no discomfort. It's a brownish cream which goes on easily.
Success! The spots that were threatening to come through have
disappeared. Most of her existing spots have gone, axcept for ten or
so which seem to be going away.
Now viruses & the immune system are funny things, and it may be pure
coincidence that the spots went after I started the comfrey treatment.
But I'd recommend any parents out there whose children are plagued
with molluscum to try comfrey.
- Tony -