Warts are a common skin condition for many individuals, especially children and they are caused by the Papilloma viruses. Many warts will appear and disappear by themselves within 6 months – 3 years without any treatment.
THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF WARTS, SOME OF THEM ARE:
- Common warts (Verucca vulgaris) occur on the hands, knees, scalp, fingers and face and generally have a rough surface and are small and round in shape.
- Butchers warts – hyperproliferative cauliflower like lesions most commonly present on the hands.
- Filiform warts are small, thin and long in shape and occur on the eyelids, face, lips or neck.
- Genital warts occur on the genitals and around the anus.
- Juvenile warts occur on the face and hands of children.
- Plantar warts occur on the soles of the feet.
- Seborrheic keratosis (senile warts) are yellow or brown oval spots with clearly marked perimeters and raised surfaces that develop in middle aged or older people.
NATURAL REMEDIES FOR SKIN WARTS
- Colloidal silver due to its anti-fungal and anti-viral properties
- Zinc
- Vitamins A, D & E (applied topically and taken internally)
- Herbs such as Royal Jelly, Aloe Vera, Garlic, Blood Root, Dandelion, St Marys Thistle. Applied topically and taken internally for a period of at least 3 months may help to kill and inhibit the virus due to their anti-fungal and anti-viral properties
- Thuja cream and Homeopathic preparations are the most common natural treatment for the occurance of warts. They act by inhibiting the viruses that cause warts
- Essential oils – Emu oil, Neem oil, Tea Tree oil and Grapefruit seed applied topically to help destroy the wart
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