Home Remedies For Removing Warts - Natural Remedies For Warts - Warts Remedies

Have you ever heard of the saying "toads give you warts"? Well, you can toss that notion out the door, because it is not true. In fact, a virus called the human papillomavirus causes these unsightly growths. There are currently 75 strains of this virus. Plane warts, plantar warts, and common warts are all a result of various strains of this virus.

Common warts are known to grow on the hands; however, they can also pop up on the face, neck, and feet. Plantar warts are known to grow on the soles of the feet, and can be painful. Plane warts or flat warts mainly affect the face. These warts are flesh colored and flat, hence the name "flat warts".

Warts can be removed by a doctor using surgical procedures or by simply destroying them. Some of the methods a doctor will use include vaporizing them with a laser, freezing them with liquid nitrogen, or just cutting them away.

Home remedies for removing warts - natural remedies for warts

Do not do anything. Experts say that 40 to 50 percent of all warts disappear on their own, usually within 2 years. However, if your wart begins to spread to nearby areas, then it is time to take some type of action.

Vitamin A. Some naturalists have had success by putting vitamin A directly on the wart. Vitamin A can be found in capsule form from either fish oil or fish liver oil. Break open a capsule, squeeze the contents onto the wart, and rub it in. This treatment might not work for some, because different warts react to different things.

Vitamin C. Crush a vitamin C tablet and make a paste using water and then put it on the wart. Then proceed to cover the wart with a band-aid making sure that the paste does not rub off. Although this method is not 100 percent, it is believed that the acidity of the vitamin C kills the virus that caused the wart.

Try to stay away from moisture. Moisture is the best friend of a wart -- it thrives on it. Plantar warts can be avoided by keeping your feet dry. Changing your sox three to four times daily can help with the banishing of a plantar wart without chemicals. As you change your sox apply foot powder to keep moisture out.

A nonprescription product works well. Over-the-counter commercial remedies' containing salicylic acid softens the wart while it dissolves it. You can get these remedies in ointment, pad, gel, and liquid form. If you have diabetes or some type of immune disease, do not use them.

Use a pad on the wart. I personally got rid of my wart using an over-the-counter pad containing 40 percent salicylic acid. It works fairly well for plantar warts also. Be very careful; make sure you put the pad directly on the wart and not the skin. If the acid gets in contact with the skin, you could get an ulcer around the wart.

The ointment works well too. Another over-the-counter remedy is a 60 percent salicylic acid ointment. Before using, soak the wart in warm water for about 10 minutes. Put a drop of ointment on the wart after drying it then cover it with a bandage.

Herbal warts remedies

Celandine – This herb is a member of the poppy family. It grows in moist soil along the edges of forests. The orange-yellow sap contained in both the roots and aboveground parts provides a remedy for warts and other skin problems.

Black Birch Bark – This bark contains antiviral compounds and salicylic acid. It contains the same active ingredient used in many of the nonprescription over-the-counter remedies. However, the levels of the acid are much lower.

Bloodroot – European settlers used this herbs rust-colored sap to remove warts. The chemicals contained in this herb irritate the skin and dissolves rough skin that is a trademark of warts.

Piñon Blanco – This is a Peruvian shrub with antiviral properties.

Dandelion – The stems and leaves of this weed produces a milky latex that gets rid of warts.

White Cedar – The antiviral compounds in this tree is known to remove warts.

Pineapple – This fruit contains a substance called bromelain that may help to remove tough skin associated with warts.

Banana – According to herbalists, banana peel has helped many people eliminate their warts. Cut a small circle out of a banana peel and apply to the wart, then cover with a bandage to hold in place. Apply peel every day until the wart is gone.

When to call a doctor for a wart

If you cannot tell that it is a wart, see a doctor. It is important for you to know what you are dealing with. Moles, corns, calluses, and cancerous legions can all be mistaken for a wart.

To be specific, warts are pale, skin-colored growths, with a rough hard surface. In addition, they have even borders, and blackened surface capillaries. Normal skin lines do not cross a warts surface. Warts are very superficial growths, and they do not grow all the way down to the bone, according to many legends.