* [[Genital Warts]]
* [[Age Spots]]
* [[Corns]]
== Symptoms ==
A wart is generally a small, rough growth, typically on a human’s hands or feet but often other locations, that can resemble a cauliflower or a solid blister. They are caused by a viral infection, specifically by one of the many types of [[Human Papillomavirus]]. There are as many as 10 varieties of warts, the most common considered to be mostly harmless. It is possible to get warts from others; they are contagious and usually enter the body in an area of broken skin. They typically disappear after a few months but can last for years and can recur.
== Home remedies ==
* banana The juice/extract of [[Greater Celandine]] (Chelidonium majus) is used for treating a variety of skin problems. This includes chronic, malignant disorders and corns apart from warts.* Banana peel method : use an adhesive bandage to tape a small piece of banana peel over each wart every night at bedtime. The inside of the peel faces the wart and is removed in the morning. The warts starts to dry up get smaller. Within three weeks they are gone.
* Garlic : According to a study published by the International Journal of Dermatology in 2005, the oil extracted from garlic is effective in removing warts from the body. Garlic and its major component allicin, is antiviral, antifungal and antibacterial. In a recent study, a group was made to apply the oil extract of garlic to their warts, while another group applied the water extract. After several days of application, those who applied the oil extract have total elimination of warts, compared to the other group. Another way to apply garlic is to mash the garlic and apply it directly on the wart, leaving it for 24 hours with a piece of bandage. After a week from the application, the wart will just fall off, leaving a clean skin.
*Tea Tree Oil : Another name for tea tree oil is melaleuca oil. Tea tree oil is an extract from the leaves of the plant Melaleuca alternifolia. In some studies, mixing tea tree oil with silver can potentiate the antiseptic effect of the extract. Just like garlic, this extract is antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral. For many centuries, tea tree oil has been added in many skin care products to help eradicate infectious microorganisms in the body. In the case of warts, which are caused by virus, tea tree oil is effective in removing and killing the virus that caused the disease. There are several ways to apply tea tree oil. The basic is simply to dab the warts with full strength oil and leaving the oil for many hours. Another way is by mixing tea tree oil with aloe vera gel and applying the mixture into the wart, leaving it with a bandage tied around the warts. Whichever procedure will be used, warts will simply separate from the skin after few days.
* [[Mayapple]] extract is used externally to treat all types of external warts and some skin cancers.
*[[Oregano]] is widely known as one of the favorite spices in the culinary world. But the oil of wild oregano is effective in treating warts. The oil is actually offensive in many conditions, particularly in infections of bacteria, fungi or virus. Oregano may be used in warts by directly applying a dab of the oil into the wart. The cotton containing oregano is then bandaged with adhesive tape and left for several hours. After several days, the wart will just fall off. The oil of oregano may also be taken orally in drops. The component of the oil can help the immune system eradicate microbial invasion in the body.
*[[Apple cider vinegar]] is effective in removing nasty warts from the body. Just like the other types of remedy, cotton filled with apple cider vinegar is applied generously into the warts and left for hours until the cotton is dry or dirty. The procedure is repeated often until the warts will simply be removed from its attachment to the skin. It is said that the acid content in apple cider vinegar help in erasing the warts from the skin.
== Warnings ==
Some skin cancer looks like warts : [[Squamous cell carcinomas Cell Carcinoma]]s typically appear as persistent, thick, rough, scaly patches that may bleed. They often look like warts and sometimes have open sores with a raised border and crusted surface over an elevated pebbly base. The skin around them typically shows signs of sun damage such as wrinkling, pigment changes and loss of elasticity. see See a doctor to make a prope proper diagnosis
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