Herbal Wart Treatment
For a natural wart remedy, naturopathic physicians recommend a cream containing the herb thuja. Apply the cream to the affected area twice a day.
Be forewarned: You will need to treat the wart religiously for up to six months. Warts, caused by a virus, have “roots” beneath the surface of the skin. Unless you kill the virus beneath the skin, the wart may reappear.
Ulcer Drugs Cure Warts
According to recent studies, acid-blocking drugs (specifically Tagamet), typically used to treat ulcers, have proven to thwart the virus that causes warts. Although you can get acid blocking drugs over the counter, it’s best to speak to your doctor or dermatologist before you begin any self-treatment for your warts. Depending on the severity of your condition, you may need a prescription-strength drug or another type of therapy for best results.
Oil Away Warts with Vitamin E
Vitamin E is known as a skin soother. And it might also erase that stubborn wart. Take 400 international units (IV) in pill form, or apply the contents of an oil-filled capsule onto the area. It will take a few months before you start to see the effects.
Banana Peel’s Appeal
Long before there were dermatologists and laser treatments, folk healers treated warts with banana peels. They still do-and rather effectively at times. Before bedtime, take an extremely ripe (blackened) banana; remove a small, square section of peel; place it on the wart; cover with gauze and tape; repeat the next night and the next. Some warts vanish in a week; others are more stubborn.
Garlic Aid
You won’t find this treatment in any standard dermatology textbook, but many warts respond to garlic oil. For a wart on the hand or foot
- Spread vitamin E oil around the wart, to protect the surrounding skin.
- Then apply a clove of freshly-crushed garlic directly onto the wart, covering it with an elastic bandage.
Your first sign of progress will be a tingle or slight burn, then you will notice, often within a few days, the formation of a blister. Keep applying vitamin E oil to soften the skin and aid the healing process.
Planter Warts
Aspirin to the Rescue
Painful plantar warts on the soles of the feet are among the most stubborn to remove. They grow in, not on, your skin. Yet a simple and often successful solution is not widely known: Aspirin.
Here’s how to apply it: Crush half an aspirin tablet, drop the pinchful of powder directly onto the wart and cover with medical or adhesive tape. Leave on for one or two days, enabling salicylic acid from the aspirin to irritate the skin. This then triggers the immune system to heal the wart and surrounding skin. More common (and more expensive) overthe-counter wart medicines also contain salicylic acid.
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