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OBCT · 08-21-2009, 01:44 AM

If none of what has already been mentioned works..........

Garlic. Crush some fresh garlic, rub it directly on your wart, and cover it with a bandage. Apply new garlic every day and your wart will blister and fall off within as little as a week. Be careful not to get garlic on the surrounding healthy skin; it helps to apply petroleum jelly to the skin around your wart.
Dandelion sap. Pick a dandelion from your yard, break the stem open and drip the sap onto your wart. Do this daily until your wart disappears. The sap will mildly irritate your skin, stimulating your immune system to get rid of the wart. Do not use dandelions that have been treated within the past few years with an herbicide.
Vitamin C. Make a paste out of ground Vitamin C tablets and water. Dab it onto your wart and cover it with a bandage. The high acidity of Vitamin C will aide in eliminating your wart as well as helping to fight off the HPV.
Banana or lemon peel. Cut a piece of the peel to fit over your wart and tape it on, inner side down before bed. The chemicals and oils in these peels will help dissolve and discourage warts.
Papaya. Using an unripe papaya, make small cuts on the surface, allowing the sap to run out. Collect the sap and let it coagulate. Mix the thick sap with water and apply it to your wart morning and evening. An enzyme in the papaya will digest dead tissue.
Basil. Tape crushed, fresh basil to your wart using waterproof first-aid tape. Do this daily up to a week and the virus-killing compound in the basil leaf will kill your wart.
Castor oil. Rubbing castor oil on your wart every day will break it down, possibly because the oil keeps the wart moist, causing the tough skin to just come apart.
Aloe vera If you have an aloe plant at home, break a leaf off and rub the gel on your wart. Repeat this daily and your wart will disappear, perhaps due to the malic acid in aloe vera. (If you don't have an aloe plant, learn how to grow aloe vera)
Hot water. Because plantar warts are sensitive to heat, soaking your feet in hot (110- to 113-degrees F) water for 15 minutes per day can eliminate your warts.

And always remember:
- Keep warts covered, clean, and as dry as possible to limit the spread of the papilloma virus and get rid of warts faster. Wash your warts several times a day with hot soapy water and dry them thoroughly afterwards. Use a bandaid or adhesive tape (above) to keep the your warts covered. Wash your hands before and after touching any one else. Change your socks to reduce sweat build-up on plantar warts.

Other options:
- Nail polish remover applied directly to wart
- Tea tree oil applied directly to wart
- Super glue applied directly to wart
- Start a daily CoQ10 supplement regimen
- Cut a potato or pineapple in half, rub the exposed insides all over the wart for a couple of minutes before bed. Cover with tape or a bandage overnight. Repeat nightly until wart is gone.
- Bleach (a small amount, obviously) applied directly to wart
- White (decolorized) iodine applied directly to wart
- Blue-red light therapy
- Curcumin (found in turmeric) mixed into a paste and applied directly to wart. It is known to have antiviral characteristics.

Otherwise:
- Cantharadin (sometimes prescribed by doctors in place of salicylic acid)
- Immunotherapy (Intralesional injection of antigens (mumps, candida or trichophytin antigens USP) is a new wart treatment that may trigger a host immune response to the wart virus, resulting in wart resolution; distant, non-injected warts may also disappear)
- Liquid nitrogen / Cryosurgery
- Laser treatment
- Electrodessication / surgical excision
- Chemotherapy (Topical application of dilute glutaraldehyde (a virucidal chemical, used for cold sterilization of surgical instruments) is an older effective wart treatment. More modern chemotherapy agents, like 5-fluoro-uracil, are also effective topically or injected intralesionally. Retinoids, systemically (e.g., isotretinoin) or topically (tretinoin cream) may be effective. As warts are contagious, precautions should be taken to avoid spreading.)
- X-ray (this is an old method that is seldom recommended due to the long term adverse side effects of irradiation)

08-21-2009, 01:44 AM	#17
OBCT Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Medicine Hat Exp:	If none of what has already been mentioned works.......... Garlic. Crush some fresh garlic, rub it directly on your wart, and cover it with a bandage. Apply new garlic every day and your wart will blister and fall off within as little as a week. Be careful not to get garlic on the surrounding healthy skin; it helps to apply petroleum jelly to the skin around your wart. Dandelion sap. Pick a dandelion from your yard, break the stem open and drip the sap onto your wart. Do this daily until your wart disappears. The sap will mildly irritate your skin, stimulating your immune system to get rid of the wart. Do not use dandelions that have been treated within the past few years with an herbicide. Vitamin C. Make a paste out of ground Vitamin C tablets and water. Dab it onto your wart and cover it with a bandage. The high acidity of Vitamin C will aide in eliminating your wart as well as helping to fight off the HPV. Banana or lemon peel. Cut a piece of the peel to fit over your wart and tape it on, inner side down before bed. The chemicals and oils in these peels will help dissolve and discourage warts. Papaya. Using an unripe papaya, make small cuts on the surface, allowing the sap to run out. Collect the sap and let it coagulate. Mix the thick sap with water and apply it to your wart morning and evening. An enzyme in the papaya will digest dead tissue. Basil. Tape crushed, fresh basil to your wart using waterproof first-aid tape. Do this daily up to a week and the virus-killing compound in the basil leaf will kill your wart. Castor oil. Rubbing castor oil on your wart every day will break it down, possibly because the oil keeps the wart moist, causing the tough skin to just come apart. Aloe vera If you have an aloe plant at home, break a leaf off and rub the gel on your wart. Repeat this daily and your wart will disappear, perhaps due to the malic acid in aloe vera. (If you don't have an aloe plant, learn how to grow aloe vera) Hot water. Because plantar warts are sensitive to heat, soaking your feet in hot (110- to 113-degrees F) water for 15 minutes per day can eliminate your warts. And always remember: - Keep warts covered, clean, and as dry as possible to limit the spread of the papilloma virus and get rid of warts faster. Wash your warts several times a day with hot soapy water and dry them thoroughly afterwards. Use a bandaid or adhesive tape (above) to keep the your warts covered. Wash your hands before and after touching any one else. Change your socks to reduce sweat build-up on plantar warts. Other options: - Nail polish remover applied directly to wart - Tea tree oil applied directly to wart - Super glue applied directly to wart - Start a daily CoQ10 supplement regimen - Cut a potato or pineapple in half, rub the exposed insides all over the wart for a couple of minutes before bed. Cover with tape or a bandage overnight. Repeat nightly until wart is gone. - Bleach (a small amount, obviously) applied directly to wart - White (decolorized) iodine applied directly to wart - Blue-red light therapy - Curcumin (found in turmeric) mixed into a paste and applied directly to wart. It is known to have antiviral characteristics. Otherwise: - Cantharadin (sometimes prescribed by doctors in place of salicylic acid) - Immunotherapy (Intralesional injection of antigens (mumps, candida or trichophytin antigens USP) is a new wart treatment that may trigger a host immune response to the wart virus, resulting in wart resolution; distant, non-injected warts may also disappear) - Liquid nitrogen / Cryosurgery - Laser treatment - Electrodessication / surgical excision - Chemotherapy (Topical application of dilute glutaraldehyde (a virucidal chemical, used for cold sterilization of surgical instruments) is an older effective wart treatment. More modern chemotherapy agents, like 5-fluoro-uracil, are also effective topically or injected intralesionally. Retinoids, systemically (e.g., isotretinoin) or topically (tretinoin cream) may be effective. As warts are contagious, precautions should be taken to avoid spreading.) - X-ray (this is an old method that is seldom recommended due to the long term adverse side effects of irradiation)