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Approximately 1 in 5 people has had a genital herpes infection caused by the herpes simplex 2 virus, which is transmitted through sexual intercourse, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). With some 45 million people infected with HSV-2, Internet marketers hawking false hope for a herpes cure have a huge potential custgmer base on which to prey. The Yang herpes cure is one such product that claims to cure both genital herpes caused by HSV-2 virus as well as the oral herpes 2 cold sores) caused by herpes simplex 1. Of course, Yang Zhi Herbal Products does not claim curing either HSV-1 nor HSV-2 as this professional blogger profess. Yang Zhi Herbal Products clearly states that there is no cure for Herpes and efforts in antiviral treatment revolve around stopping or curing the symptoms.
Yang Zhi Herbal Products are sold through a website, the content of which is power-packed with keywords designed to ratchet the site up to the top of your search engine. Actually we are a small company that rely on our repeat customer base and has very little presence on the web for major search words like herpes cure and herpes treatment. The concept of Zang Zhi products is appealing to naive consumers and those who wish to treat herpes in a holistic manner, using herbs, nutritional supplements and Chinese medicine. No comment on her assessment on consumers. Zang Zhi Herbals sells a topical "balm," which purportedly can be used to treat HSV infections of the mouth and genitals. This is the first true statement regarding Yang Zhi Herbal Products. The website points out that gold standard treatment for herpes (anti-virals) is expensive and sold in small amounts, Actually the oral preparation Valtrex or ValAcyclovir is the current treatment of choice for HSV-2 in western medicine and has been for 20 years even though great strides in other antiviral treatments have been made; Denavir or PenAcyclovir cream for the treatment of HSV-1 comes in small amounts 2 grams verses 10 grams in Yang Zhi Herbals Chinese Lip Balm whereas the Zang Zhi products are a "mere" $16.95, plus shipping and handling, and are only available if consumers pay through money order. This is not true as Ehow.com can verify to since they were summoned to court regarding this article. Yang Zhi Herbal Products provides secure PayPal payment transactions. PayPal provides a 60-day transaction guarantee even if you do not have a PayPal account. While the site promises a 90-day money back guarantee, consider that it is easier to contest a charge to a credit or debit card than it is to receive reimbursement when a product is paid for in cash. Now this statement sounds like an unethical recommendation by a journalist/blogger. This should send up a red flag to consumers.
At this point you may ask why would this Blogger target Yang Zhi Herbal Products? Yang Zhi Herbal Products summoned Ehow.com to court to answer this question and thru mediation it was learned that this Blogger has never even tried our product. Another explanation and a common theme today is to Pay a Blogger to write a bad review about your competitor. The legal cost associated with taking a blogger to court for slander can mount up very fast and unfortunately these bloggers know that and certainly this blogger does since she is a paralegal. Those suffering from genital herpes want to believe that there is a cure for painful outbreaks that does not involve an embarrassing trip to the doctor and expensive prescription medications. Yang Zhi Herbal Products Lip Balm will stop or reduce the symptoms like outbreaks and the duration of outbreaks when used as directed but does not cure you of the virus. If it doesn't work than you get your money back. That simple. In addition, Yang Zhi Herbal Products welcomes any double blind study comparing our product with any other including prescription. Yang Zhi makes a variety of impossible claims about its "herpes cure" products. The marketers of this product also claim that those infected with the virus can use the product before and after sex to avoid transmitting the virus to a sexual partner, Again this blogger exagerates and misleads, our product has been scientifically shown to kill the virus on contact and recent research shows this application 7-day pharmaceutical cream in the pipeline that can prevent transfer of HSV for seven days. Prunella's effectiveness (formulated successfully by Yang Zhi Herbal Products since 1999) is multifactorial and Pharmaceutical's have had to resort to biomolecular engineering to replicate its effectiveness because they cannot patent the herb. In addition, multiple herbs or shot gun approach in combination with Prunella will likely reduce its effectiveness. Possibly a physician at Mayo specializing in infectious viral disease would be a better consultant for your next article that using the cream daily results in fewer herpes outbreaks, and that Zang Zhi products are "superior to some prescription creams." However, given the fact that physicians do not advocate using topical applications on herpes outbreaks, it is unclear to which prescription creams the marketers of Zang Zhi are referring. Documented Research as far back as 1999 demonstrate that Prunella unlike Acyclovir (generic for Zovirax and likely Valtrex or ValAcyclovir which is just a longer acting nucleoside analog than Acyclovir) may be an effective topical treatment for herpes simplex viruses Type 1 and Type 2. When formulated properly this Chinese plant stops virus growth inside the cells and prevents infection by stopping the virus from binding to the cells. These conclusions are based on observation of early and late stages of infection that stopped both growth of the virus and production of plaques. Research also demonstrated equal effectiveness for both types of herpes including strains known to be resistant to Acyclovir.
The unfortunate fact is that there is no herpes cure. Once the herpes virus passes into the body through small breaks in the skin (e.g., the vagina, in the case or genital herpes), it finds refuge in certain nerve centers of the body, where it lays dormant until it is activated. Genital herpes can be passed from one person to another even in the absence of active lesions through asymptomatic shedding of the virus. According to the Mayo Clinic and all trained in western medicine not just at Mayo, the way to prevent genital herpes from spreading is to use (or have your partner use) a latex condom during sex, limit your number of sexual partners and avoid intercourse when one partner has an active herpes outbreak.
According to Lois McGuire, a women's health nurse practitioner at the Mayo Clinic, there is no consumer product or over-the counter medication that is effective in treating herpes (even L-lysine, a frequently discussed OTC herpes treatment, has only anecdotal support). Actually Abreva is the first OTC pharmaceutical analogs made from one of the most potent HSV herbs known and scientific comparisons show Denavir to be superior to Abreva but the natural herb more powerful than Denavir. Again, Ehow was presented this scientific literature at mediation. Applying a topical cream, such as that offered by Yang Zhi, might exacerbate herpes symptoms, as lesions resolve more quickly when the infected area is kept clean and dry. Again neither of these two have tried Yang Zhi Herbal Lip Balm. McGuire suggests wearing loose clothing and cotton underwear and use a drying agent, such as cornstarch, when taking baths. Ice packs applied to herpes lesions can reduce irritation, and those who search for a more holistic approach to treating herpes symptoms can apply moist tea bags to the area (tannic acid in black tea has soothing properties). Use of prescription oral medication is never mandatory; however, products such as Yang Zhi herbal cream will not protect your partner against herpes. The best way to prevent herpes from spreading is through suppressive (daily) oral drug therapy. Please do not apply this last statement to your lifestyle as this is not approved by the American Medical Association nor Glaxo the makers of Valtrex.
You may wonder how Internet marketers promoting products such as Yang Zhi can get away with making herpes cure claims in its advertising. Consumers should be educated in the concept of "puffery," which legally protects even the most unethical marketer. Puffery is a statement or claim that no reasonable person would believe to be true--such as Yang Zhi's claim to sell a cure for an incurable disease. Before you invest in snake oil products, get the facts--and get them from a medical professional experienced in treating herpes. Finally during mediation at court, Ehow was presented to view with transation id only Yang Zhi Herbal Products PayPal purchase transaction records dating back to 2004 which verified no returns due to "not as described" in over 5000 orders, yet Ehow and their attorneys sited free speech rights and agreed to change only some of the bloggers text. Yang Zhi Herbal Products refused to consent to this compromise but plan to address this at a later date. Again, PayPal is one of the most consumer friendly and reliable payment sites on the internet and provides a 60 day refund guarantee to the buyer even if you do not have a PayPal account.