Wart Treatment

A wart is a small, hard growth, usually brown or fleshcolored, on the skin. It may be caused by any one of 30 strains of the human papilloma virus. Warts are highly contagious, but not dangerous, and can occur more frequently when the immune system is compromised.

CAUTION
Genital warts must be treated in an STD or GU (Genitourinary) clinic, and treatment can be complemented by healing remedies, but only under the care of a registered practitioner.

TREATMENT 

Traditional Home and Folk Remedies 
Rub fresh lemon into the wart daily, and keep moist (with a plaster), paring back any hardened skin. Rub fresh garlic into the wart to fight the fungal infection, and eat lots of garlic to boost immunity. Mix castor oil and baking powder into a paste, and apply at night with a plaster, leaving it exposed during the day. Herbalism Squeeze the fresh sap of a dandelion stalk on to the wart every day until it disappears. Milkwort can be mashed and applied directly to the wart.

Aromatherapy 
Apply a little lemon oil directly to the wart; continue treatment until the wart disappears. When the wart disappears, add a few drops of lavender oil to vitamin E oil and apply to the area for a week, to encourage healing and prevent scarring and further infection. Overall body massage with rosemary, juniper, or geranium will help to strengthen the immune system.

Homeopathy 
Thuja, for soft, fleshy warts that ooze and bleed. Causticum, for warts on the face or fingertips, and painful verrucas. Dulcamara, for hard, smooth, fleshy warts on the back of hands. Kali mur., for warts growing on the hands. Nat. carb., for weeping warts on the toes. Antimonium, for horny warts caused by or associated with a callus. The common wart, verruca vulgaris, may occur anywhere on the body. Verruca plana is a round, yellowish, flat-topped wart found mainly on the backs of the hands. Verruca filiformis is a long, thin wart found on the eyelids, armpits, and neck. The venereal wart, a pink, cauliflower-like growth, is found on the genitals (sexually transmitted). The plantar wart (or verruca) is a flat wart on the sole of the foot which may be forced into the thick skin of that area.