Warts are benign skin growths that appear on the body. The hands and face are the usual locations for warts, but the genitals, feet and mouth are also places for warts to develop. These contagious skin lesions are caused by HPV, the human papillomavirus. Herbal remedies are just one way to treat warts, but these methods are the safer and the least expensive treatments available. It is a good idea to start the treatment of warts with natural remedies.
Using Natural Acids
Lemon juice is made of citric acid. This substance when applied to a wart can slowly exfoliate the top layer of the wart. In time with further applications of the juice, the wart will get smaller and smaller until it disappears. Other juices with citric acid you can try are lime and grapefruit. All vinegars, including apple cider and white, contain ascetic acid. This is a natural acid like citric acid and works the same way. By applying small amount of vinegar to the wart, the layers eventually wear away leaving clear skin.
Applying Essential Oils
Birch oil is also known to have antiviral properties. This oil has betulinic acid. While stronger than ascetic or citric acids, this acid sloughs off the layers of the wart until it wears away. Lemon balm oil is another essential oil, similar in content to lemon juice. It also has citric acid. By applying lemon balm oil to a wart, the acid erodes the layers of the wart.
Using Other Herbs
Aloe vera is a succulent plant featuring leaves that contain gel. For centuries Aloe vera has been a folk remedy used to soothe skin, fight infection and kill bacteria. The gel has many curative properties. Warts are inflamed viruses. The Aloe vera gel helpd to reduce this inflammation, thereby accelerating the healing of the wart. There are herbalists who believe that garlic is also an antiviral herb. This antiviral property helps to treat warts. Squeeze the juice from a fresh clove of garlic onto the warts a few times each day. Eating the garlic will also help to strengthen the immune system which fights the viral infection. As an herb, goldenseal is useful in fighting infections. It is a known antibiotic. Drinking goldenseal tea will strengthen the body internally and help it to treat or prevent warts.
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