Home Remedies for Genital Warts
When a person discovers they have genital warts, they are naturally concerned and worried and start looking for ways to treat them and one of the options that many people look at is home remedies for genital warts. Such genital wart home remedies can include both treatments where you put together ingredients as well as prescription and other treatments that you can use in the comfort and privacy of your own home. In this article, we shall tell you about many of these at home remedies for genital warts.
Here are some home remedies for genital warts that may help relieve the symptoms of the genital warts but we are not able to comment on their effectiveness:
Aloe has been used through many centuries as a home remedy, and to ease discomfort, and can be applied to the area directly from the aloe plant. You can also purchase the treatment in aloe cream form.
Use Vitamin E oil on the genital warts and add some raw crushed garlic over it. Then cover with adhesive tape. It is thought that the wart will fall off within a week.
Make juice from onion slices that have been covered overnight with salt and apply 3 times per day until the warts disappear.
Apply the milky juice of fig stems 3 times per day.
Apply a few drops of apple cider vinegar to the area by using a cotton ball 3 times per day.
The most popular home remedy is the use of essential oils and here is a
recipe: combine 1 oz castor oil with 1 teaspoon of thuja essential oil and
tea tree essential oil plus 800 IUs of Vitamin E (you can use the capsules
and break them open). Mix them together and use a q-tip to dab the
mixture straight on to the warts 3 times per day. Be careful to avoid the
surrounding skin. You will need to keep up this genital warts home
remedy for some time.
Here are some ready-to-use at home remedies for genital warts which have been found to be successful and which can be applied at home without any fuss and bother:
Use a natural healing product made from essential oils. The formula will eliminate all strains of the wart virus, with no skin irritation and no scarring, by drawing the warts out of the skin. They will then flake away. The product is easily applied topically to the affected area and is available on the internet.
Imiquimod (Aldara) is available on prescription for home use and this treatment induces the body to produce proteins that act against the HPV and boost the immune system locally.
Podofilox lotion or gel (Condylox) is also available on prescription for home use and is applied twice daily for 3 consecutive days for up to 4 weeks. This product halts the growth of wart cells.
Finally here are some genital warts home remedies which can be used to either boost your immune system or ease the discomfort of genital warts:
HPV is a virus so the stronger your immune system, the more capable your body is of getting rid of the virus. Take good care of your body by eating balanced meals, taking vitamin supplements, getting both plenty of sleep and plenty of exercise.
Take herbs that boost your immune system such as Echinacea, Astragalus, Gingko Biloba, Goldenseal, St. John’s Wort and Olive Leaf.
Take a sitz bath – sit in a bowl of warm water to which some salt has been added for 10 to 15 minutes as often as you feel the need.
Squeeze warm water from a bottle over your genital area to provide comfort and cleansing.
Use a heat lamp or a hair dryer several times a day to dry your genital area but make sure to hold the appliance at least 18 inches from your skin.
In closing, you should always be guided by your doctor about how to treat your genital warts and many medical professionals caution against using home remedies for genital warts. Your health is your responsibility and you should thoroughly research before embarking on any treatment for your genital warts.
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