MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM: Eliminated by wheatgrass extract in weeks

About molluscum in children

Molluscum contagiosum is a very common, contagious viral infection that mostly affects young children. It may be unsightly, but it is not a serious condition for either children or adults unless the lesions are "treated" with various physical applications such as icing, burning etc. that can sometimes cause considerable skin damage.

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These viral lesions appear as small, sometimes itchy raised spots that can occur anywhere on the face or body. Although the condition is harmless, molluscum can be unsightly and distressing to patient and carers alike. Entry to public bathing areas are often refused.

How do children get molluscum?

The molluscum virus readily spreads by direct contact e.g. from family members or other children when swimming, playing, bathing or sharing towels, etc. The incubation period can vary between 2 to 24 weeks. If left untreated the spots will eventually disappear, but this could take up to 2 years or more.

How to treat molluscum

I first saw my wheatgrass extract eliminate molluscum in 1996 when one of my sons contracted the virus. I was certain it would not work because at that stage I knew of nothing that could. I then gingerly and doubtfully began applying a little extract daily to his "spots". Then, to my amazement, after about four weeks, they had all disappeared! Since then, I've received numerous positive reports from parents (and from adult patients with the infection). Usually, it takes about 4 to 8 weeks to eliminate the virus and restore the patient's skin to normal.

Prevention is the best approach, so if a family member or friend has the condition, avoid sharing baths, towels etc. and close contact with other children - which may be difficult. 

Prior to wheatgrass, effective treatments were unavailable, and my standard advice to parents (and adults with the infection) was “Nothing works. The spots will disappear in a year or two”. Freezing the spots with CO2, or cauterizing, squeezing, pricking, cutting and burning now seem to be almost barbaric! 

Other “treatments” include benzyl peroxide, Betadine, and Burrow’s solution (aluminium acetate). Aldara (imiquimod) which should not, in my opinion be used for treating molluscum, are often tried. None of these methods are satisfactory, because they are not tackling the cause of the problem. Also, some treatments can be quite distressing to a child. For example, this child treated with cantharone, a highly toxic substance, suffered badly.

Because the extract is very safe, (I even use it for oral and skin burns), it is ideal for treating infants and children. It is also safe to use around the eyes, but apply a little with a cotton bud/Q-tip. – once on alternate days. Increasing frequency of application will not accelerate the healing process.

How does wheatgrass work?

Healing appears to be achieved by restoring the connection of damaged or dysfunctional cellular receptors that exist throughout the body, to the brain. Without that connection the brain will not be able to eliminate the virus.

For instance, the molluscum virus attacks some cellular receptors defunctionalising them by blocking their connection to the brain. The virus can then spread anywhere via the bloodstream and lymphatics then appear anywhere on the skin. However, if you apply wheatgrass extract to one or two affected area(s), the ligands it contains reconnect the dysfunctional receptors to the brain. The brain is then able to take over and “restore” all virus affected cellular receptors. Usually, the skin returns to normal in a few weeks or sometimes - as I have seen, in several days.

This same approach applies to treating numerous illnesses and injuries with the extract. So many other "difficult or untreatable" conditions respond positively to this treatment such as psoriasis, vitiligo, even leprosy (for which there is no available medical treatment). There's only one rule to follow and that is that "less is best". Please don't overtreat! It's wasteful and doesn't accelerate healing.

Molluscum, caused by a virus, can not be cured with drugs. Wheatgrass however, is not a drug, it is a safe herbal extract that contains many ligands capable of re-connecting dysfunctional cellular receptors to the brain.

Finally, wheatgrass is perfectly safe to apply anywhere on the body, including the genital area.

How long will it take the extract to work?

Apply it just once every second day over the worst affected areas. In the first two or three weeks, you won’t see much change. In fact the spots may spread further at the beginning but this indicates the extract is working. It may take several weeks for the brain to destroy the virus, so try to persevere. Molluscum is not harmful, just unsightly. Also, because of the way the extract works, only apply to the worst affected areas. In other words, under-treat rather than over-treat, and don't rub the extract in - because it is unnecessary.

Also, at the beginning, you may see increased numbers and spreading of the spots, redness, enlargement of some, and perhaps some yellowish colouration. Don't worry, this means the extract is working. (And don't throw the half empty container away. There are many other potential uses for it.