Medical Condition Genital Herpes

Source:

2009 icd-9-cm diagnosis 054.1 - genital herpes

Active Ingredients used for Genital Herpes:

Aloe, Echinacea, Licorice And Dgl, Tea Tree Oil

Active Ingredient	Uses based on scientific evidence	Grade*
aloe (aloe vera)	limited evidence from human studies suggests that extract from aloe vera in a hydrophilic cream may be an effective treatment of genital herpes in men (better than aloe gel or placebo). additional research is needed in this area before a strong recommendation can be made.	b
echinacea (echinacea angustifolia dc, echinacea pallida, echinacea purpurea)	initial human studies suggest that echinacea is not helpful in the treatment of genital herpes.	d
licorice (glycyrrhiza glabra l.) and dgl (deglycyrrhizinated licorice)	available studies have not found any benefit from carbenoxolone cream when applied topically to the skin to treat genital herpes infections.	d
tea tree oil (melaleuca alternifolia [maiden & betche cheel)]	laboratory studies show that tea tree oil has activity against some viruses, and it has been suggested that a tea tree gel may be useful as a treatment on the skin for genital herpes. however, there is currently not enough information to make a recommendation for or against this use of tea tree oil.	c

*Key to grades
A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;
B: Good scientific evidence for this use;
C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;
D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;
F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.