Warts are also known as verruca vulgaris. It is a small fleshy bump on the skin or mucous membrane caused by human papillomavirus.

Warts are caused by various strains of human papillomaviruses. Different strains may cause warts in different parts of the body. Warts can be spread from one location on the body to another or from person to person by contact with wart.

They are small, noncancerous, more likely to get one on your hands or feet and genitals.

There are 5 major types of warts:

1. Common warts – usually grow on finger and toes. Have rough, grainy appearance and a rounded top. They are gray than surrounding skin.
2. Plantar warts – It grows on soles of feet. It grows inside skin not out of it. It is small hole in bottom surrounded by hard skin making walking uncomfortable.
3. Flat warts – It usually grow around mouth pr nose and sometimes on neck or under chin. They are flat top, pink, brownish, or slightly yellow.
4. Filiform warts – It usually grows around mouth or nose and sometimes under chin. They are small, tiny flap skin or tag of skin. It has same color as of skin.
5. Periungual warts – It usually grows under and around toenails and fingernails. They affect nail growth and can be painful

Symptoms

The symptoms of warts include:

• Fleshy, painful growth on skin
• Dome shape
• Thickness or small growth on skin
• Itching
• Lesion in mouth or genital regions

Does homeopathy have treatment for warts?

Homeopathy system of medicine has the natural form of medicine .The homeopathy science of medicine concentrates its attention on the particular part of the organism. So it relates the disease with particular tissues and organs to treat those parts-tissue or organs primarily with specificity and separately.

In homeopathy treatment, medicines are selected on the basis of the type, skin condition, cause of location and modalities of the complaint so there are many homeopathic medicines which have potential to cure warts and the good thing is that the medicines are consumed orally and there is no local application.

The main goal of homeopathy is not only to treat disease but to destroy the disease completely and to restore health of the patient.

Duration of homeopathic treatment

The duration of the treatment depends on the chronicity and severity of warts. The time period of the treatment varies from patient to patient. Within 3 months of the treatment the effect of the medicines are well noticed. Warts more than five years and many in number need a longer period of treatment.

Causes

The most common cause of warts is human papilloma virus (HPV).

Other causes are

Direct contact with wart

Contaminated things with virus

Sexual intercourse

Shaving

Cuticle picking and Nail biting

Risk factors of warts are:

Injuries

Skin infection

Hands or feet sweats heavily

Swimming pools

Direct contact with other people warts

Scratching your own warts

Conventional treatment

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-tumor medication

Chemotherapy

Cauterization

Freezing

Tissue scrapping

Surgery

Homeopathic medicines for warts

• Thuja occidentalis
• Causticum
• Nitric acid
• Dulcamara
• Antimonium crudum