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Warts
Natural remedies
Warts such as common or plantar warts are very common, especially among children. It is an overgrowth of cells that usually appear on the hands, feet, and near the nails. Warts are harmless growths but tend to be quite painful, especially plantar warts. There is also another kind of warts, the genital wart, which is a bit less common. They are sexually transmitted and even more contagious than plantar warts.
Why do you get warts?
Warts are contagious; you get them from a virus called the papilloma virus.
- Abrasion, friction, and repeated injuries make you skin more susceptible to warts
- If your body’s resistance is weak when you take immuno suppressant medication for instance, it is harder to fight against this virus
What foods can help prevent warts?
- Eat foods rich in zinc to help heal the skin and boost your immune system
- Increase foods rich in sulfur: asparagus, eggs, citrus fruit, garlic, and onions.
Also see healthy skin diet for a selection of the most nutrient-rich foods and additional healing nutrition tips to avoid warts.
What about supplements?
- Vitamin A and E heal the skin and strengthen the immune system. They can also be applied externally on the wart
- Vitamin B is important for normal cell growth
- Vitamin C is antiviral
- L-cysteine provides sulfur
- Zinc is healing and antiviral
- Silica is a good nutrient for the skin
Herbal remedies for warts
- Plantain ointment dries warts
- Swedish bitters can be applied topically several times a day
- Colloidal silver can be used internally or externally as a natural antibiotic
- Aloe vera gel is antibacterial and antiviral
- Black walnut tincture, tea tree oil, and oregano oil dry out warts and can be applied several times a day.
- Dandelion juice can also be applied on warts
Essential oils for warts
- Cinnamon
- Cypress
- Frankincense
- Jasmine
- Lavender
- Lemon
- Oregano
Homeopathic remedies for warts
- Antimonium crudum for plantar warts
- Dulcamara for hand warts
- Causticum for face warts
- Nitric acid for warts that bleed easily
- Thuja for soft warts
Also see homeopathic remedies for skin
Other remedies for warts: tissue salts
- Kali mur
- Nat mur
- Nat sulph
Also see other natural therapies
External treatments
When using external therapy, apply on the wart only, to avoid burning the surrounding skin- Do not touch the wart as it is very contagious
- Do not cut or burn it off yourself
- Garlic can be applied for 24 hours with a bandage. It is an effective antibacterial remedy.
- You can apply duct tape over the wart (max 2 months) and change it regularly (be careful of any allergic reactions)
References
- Andrew Gaeddert, healing Skin Disorders, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California, 2003
- Louise Tenney, M.H., Today’s Herbal health, 6th edition, USA, 2007
- Phyllis A. Balch, James F. Balch, Prescription for nutritional healing, United States of America, 2000
- Siegfried Gursche, Encyclopedia of natural healing, Canada, 1997
- Thomas Bartram, Bartram’s encyclopedia of herbal medicine, The definitive guide to the herbal treatment of diseases, Grace Publishers, UK, 1995
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