During any situation x there is the distinct possibility of unwanted sex and its potential for resultant STD's. Many who were in the dome during
hurricane Katrina can attest to this.
There are many types of STD's but I'm only going to talk about 3 of them for now. Those 3 are syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
SYPHILIS: a bacterial spirochete that was formerly treated with mercury. Since the cure was as bad as the disease, herbal remedies have been sought
and utilized with success. Again, the idea of using herbal treatments instead of antibiotics is varied.
1) Appropriate antibiotics may not be available in sit. x. 2) Some people are allergic to antibiotics. 3) Due to the nature of the disease some
people may be too embarrassed to seek allopathic intervention and herbal treatment is better than no treatment at all (although it usually takes
longer to be effective), 4) There are antibiotic resistant strains of STD's. And the list goes on.
Eventually called "lues" or Cupid's disease, no one wanted to take the blame for being the source of such unintended consequences to sex. The
Italians and Germans called it the "French Disease", the French called it the "Italian Disease", the Dutch called it "Spanish Disease", Russians
called it "Polish Disease", Turks called it "Christian Disease" and the Tahitians called it the "British Disease". It was originally much more
deadly than it is today and killed people more quickly than today.
Syphilis is transferred via contaminated blood to broken skin but mainly through sexual intercourse. There is usually a 2-3 week period before the
first symptoms show up. Those symptoms are painless sores erupting at the site of infection, swollen and hardened lymph nodes. Then those symptoms
disappear. Since there's no pain and eventually the sores heal on their own, many people do not seek treatment thereby letting the disease progress
to the 2nd stage.
The second stage which occurs 2-8 weeks later (long after you've forgotten the name of that one-night stand) will present with fever, loss of
appetite, vague pains over all your body, a faint rash usually on the chest and palms and/or soles. Since most people think they have a mild flu they
don't seek treatment at this stage either. It is the most contagious stage.
The 2nd stage symptoms will disappear at which the disease goes into its 3rd stage:dormancy. It can lie dormant for months to years. It is
insidiously doing damage the entire time and can eventually lead to blindness, insanity, and/or heart and skeletal problems. Eventually it leads to
death.
Miscarriage and still birth can occur. If a baby is born alive to a syphilitic mother, the baby will have reddened eyes and, without treatment will
become blind. After a few weeks the baby will present with the 2nd stage of the disease.
Indian Pennywort leaves powdered and placed on sores is an external treatment. An extract of 1-5 drops three times a day is useful for the feverish
stage.
Indian Mallow bark infusion for fever and dried leaves for the sores is another treatment.
The dried rhizome of smilax glabra roxb. in a decoction has been mostly used in Chinese medicine but has shown a very high success rate. Drink 250
grams warm 30 minutes before meals (three times a day) for 20 days. After a 30 rest from treatment, repeat another 20 day course. Wait another 30
days and repeat the 20 day treatment for a third time. It's slower than antibiotic treatment and your partner (if applicable) will also need to take
the treatment. You will need to abstain from sex the entire 3 courses of treatment. The longer abstinence period may be why there has never been a
sexually transmitted disease that has been eradicated in humans.
