HOMER, Alaska—Blue Moon Marine Botanicals introduced AlgalAid, an FDA-monograph compliant external analgesic for the treatment of cold sores and fever blisters. Each batch contains whole-plant extracts of Alaskan marine red algae whose anti-viral efficacy is measured and incorporated in AlgalAid to provide 10 times the concentration needed to inhibit 90 percent of a reference herpes simplex (HSV)1 virus in-vitro.
- Four species of marine plants each possess thoroughly researched natural sulfated polysaccharides that interfere with the ability of HSV to adhere to the cell surface receptors of infected individuals.
- Each whole-plant extract contains a suite of anti-herpetic compounds effective against a wide range of viral strains, including acyclovir resistant HSV, with lower rates of viral mutation and evolution than antiviral pharmaceuticals or over-the-counter (OTC) disinfectants.
- These plants have a demonstrated efficacy and safety record in more than 25 years of use by Alaskan compounding pharmacists and contain no petrochemicals.