Natural Cures for Plantar Warts
Natural cures for plantar warts are the natural treatments for curing the plantar warts. Plantar warts is an ailment that attacks normally the sole of feet. A wart is growth of some of the skin cells faster than others and plantar warts are caused by virus named “human papillomavirus.” It is such a virus that can spread from one person to the other so one should prevent sharing of clothes and other belongings with the infected person.
Following are the some of the Natural Cures for Plantar Warts:
- Peels of banana can be used as a cure for plantar warts since it contains loads of potassium [1]
- Plantar warts can be removed with the help of an instrument called ‘curet’ and then underlying tissue to kill the virus
- Plantar warts can be removed by soaking the involved areas and removing the dead skin with an acid solution
- Garlic can also be used as natural cures for plantar warts. Extract of garlic is immensely helpful in the process of treatment
The application of the lipid garlic extract which is one of the natural cures for plantar warts results in the complete disappearance of plantar warts, but it can lead to some irritating effects such as burning, redness, blistering and temporary darkening of skin around the treated area. There are no perfect natural cures for plantar warts since we are unable to kill the virus without killing the cells that the virus has infected, however many people have noticed significant results with natural products such as Dermisil for warts. The natural cures for plantar warts depend on the location, size and the type of the skin of the patient.
Reference:
1. Warszauer-Szwarc L., “Treatment of plantar warts with banana skin”, 1981.