Treatment of Herpes Simplex Virus with Lignin-Carbohydrate Complex Tablet, an Alternative Therapeutic Formula

Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) commonly infects the mucosa and skin epithelial cells, and the virus remains latent in sensory neurons mainly in the trigeminal ganglia. Once a patient has been infected, the infection continues for life (Hunt, 2011a). Differences in HSV-1 prevalence have been reported around the world. According to Smith & Robinson (2002), the incidence in lower socioeconomic countries is higher. Primary infection, occur mainly in infants and young children, infections are usually mild or subclinical. Acute gingivoestomatitis is characterized by the appearance of multiple vesicular and ulcerative painful lesions in oral mucosa, with inflammation and bleeding of the gums, may also be associated with systemic symptoms (Arduino & Porter, 2008). Once the clinical infection concludes, the virus reaches peripheral nerves which supply sensation to the skin, migrating along the nerve axon to the dorsal root ganglia of the trigeminal or facial nerves and goes into latency stage (Esmann, 2001)