MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM: Wheatgrass extract works

About molluscum in children

Molluscum contagiosum may be unsightly, but it is not a serious condition for either children or adults unless the lesions are interfered with by various physical “treatments” such as icing, burning etc. It is a very common, contagious viral infection that mostly affects young children. (View adult molluscum testimonials)

These viral lesions appear as small, sometimes itchy raised spots which 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 may be 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 wheatgrass extract work for molluscum in 1996 when one of my sons contracted the virus. Initially, doubtful it would work, I applied a little extract daily to the "spots". After about five weeks, they had disappeared! Since then, I've received numerous positive reports from parents (and adult patients with the infection) around the world. It usually takes about 4 to 10 weeks to eliminate the virus using wheatgrass extract.

Prevention is the best approach. If a family member, friend etc. has the condition, avoid sharing baths, towels etc. and close contact with other children. As any parent would know, this is not an easy task. 

Before wheatgrass, effective treatments were unavailable. My standard advice to parents (and adults with the infection) was “No treatment available. The spots will disappear in a year or two”. Freezing the spots with CO2, or cauterizing, squeezing, pricking, cutting and burning them were frequently tried, with little success. 

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 burns and conditions), 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 the frequency of application will not accelerate the healing process.

How does wheatgrass work?

Healing appears to be achieved by restoring the connection of cellular receptors (that exist throughout the body), to the brain. If you can’t tell the brain what’s wrong, it will not be able to eliminate the virus.

For instance, the molluscum virus attacks a few cellular receptors, defunctionalizing them by blocking their connection to the brain. The virus can then spread anywhere via the bloodstream, and appear anywhere on the skin. But, 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 "less is best". Please don't overtreat! It's wasteful and doesn't accelerate healing.

Simply, if you can’t reconnect the affected area(s) to the brain, you can’t fix the problem - which is where wheatgrass extract takes over.

Molluscum, being 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 to work?

Apply the extract 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 indicating 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 - it is unnecessary.

My many years experience with molluscum shows it usually takes around 4 to 8 weeks for the extract to eliminate the virus. Also, at the beginning, you may see increased numbers and spreading of the spots, redness, enlargement of some, and perhaps some yellowish colouration, which means the extract is working.