A wart or papilloma is a growth on the skin surface caused by HPV. Benign tumor growths spoil the appearance and can cause pain and discomfort to the user. To avoid unpleasant consequences, it is recommended to get rid of the elements. Often, celandine is used from warts, the method can be used if it is not possible to go to the hospital.
Pros and cons of removing warts with celandine
Formations are easy to damage, scratch, tear - blood will come out and an open wound will appear. Modern medicine offers various methods to remove warts. Not all methods are equally effective and accessible, and some may be painful. Not every clinic has a laser, cauterization with liquid nitrogen and other chemicals is unpleasant, it produces results in the form of wounds, like surgery.
Celandine is a poisonous, perennial, wild herb of the poppy family, with lyre-shaped dark green leaves, small yellow flowers, and a straight bushy stem, up to 100 cm tall. Fresh juice has an orange color. There are pros and cons to removing skin growths with celandine:
| Advantages | Defects |
|---|---|
| The procedure is free, the plant is found everywhere in the temperate zone | Plants collected only during the flowering period (May-June, in some cold areas - June-July) have a therapeutic effect. |
| Natural product | Individual allergic reaction and low pain threshold |
| Strengthens local immunity | Fresh juice is hard to come by in a big city |
| It destroys HPV in the applied area, preventing further spread of the infection | Preparations based on it can cause pain and burning; a wound, burn, scar may remain at the application site |
| It has bactericidal and anti-inflammatory properties | Long-term treatment |
| Painless salvation | It should not be used in intimate areas |
| It is effective in the localization of growths on the arms and legs (fingers, hands, feet, heels), it can be used with caution on the face, neck, and body. | It cannot be used in the treatment of malignant neoplasms |
| The desired result is achieved - the warts disappear completely | - |
Indications for the use of celandine
Successful therapy using celandine for warts requires following the instructions for use.
You should proceed in stages:
- wash the plant well and keep it in hot water so that the wart and the adjacent skin are steamed, so that the product penetrates the tissues better;
- break the stem of the plant, drops of juice will appear in the cut;
- quickly and accurately cover the wart and a little adjacent skin with liquid;
- it is necessary to smear twice a day;
- processing should continue until the complete disappearance of education.
Celandine juice is not stored, and the suitability of the plant for the treatment of warts is only two months a year. Based on this, you can use plant extracts, preparations and formulas. Most of them are sold in pharmacies, used externally, each of them comes with instructions for use. Active ingredients are in concentrated form and have a strong effect.
Mountain celandine water
The drug is a pharmacological balm that contains extracts of other medicinal plants in addition to the juice of the substance. Easily removes small elements, suppresses papillomavirus in the treated area. Usage:
- it is necessary to steam the skin;
- dip a cotton swab in the liquid;
- press it against the wart for a few minutes (face - 8, body - 10);
- if the medicine is packaged in a small cup with a ground stopper, a drop of balm is easily applied to the center of the formation with an applicator;
- the area covered with the drug should be smaller than the surface of the growth in order not to damage healthy tissues;
- keratinized particles are periodically exfoliated, but do not pick up blood;
- treat warts every 12 hours;
- The course of treatment lasts 3-10 days.
You can make a homemade ointment based on celandine juice. It is effective, easy to use and safe, does not harm healthy tissues, does not require special preparation, and is easy to apply.
The recipe is simple: combine equal parts of water and glycerin. Vinegar and garlic juice have a burning effect. If you mix them with flour, you can cover the warts.
A solution or extract from a pharmacy
You can store the extract all year while the celandine is blooming. Purchase stages:
- Collect 1 kg of stems and leaves, wash and dry;
- Slide the raw material several times in a meat grinder, chop with a blender or food processor;
- fold the resulting pulp with several layers of gauze or thin cloth;
- squeeze the water into a container, opaque or dark glass (do not use metal - it will oxidize the active ingredients);
- put in the dark and warm for 7 days to get a fermentation reaction;
- open the container or make a hole in the lid to release gases, wait another 7 days;
- fill with medical (95%) ethyl alcohol, 2 parts of alcohol in relation to 1 part of celandine.
Alcohol tincture comes out. The plant extract is produced industrially and sold in a pharmacy suitable for immediate use. The wart should be rubbed with it 4-5 times a day without touching healthy tissues. After 2-3 weeks, the growth will completely disappear.
High temperature in boiling water destroys vitamins and other active substances, useful properties are lost. Celandine decoction is ineffective and is rarely used to treat warts.
Aqueous solution of alkalis
It is a complex chemical compound that does not contain plant components. The drug is effective in the fight against warts and plantar papillomas. Due to its gel-like consistency, it is easy to apply, does not spread and is quickly absorbed. Method of application:
- the skin is pre-steamed;
- adjacent tissues are lubricated with an oily cream or sealed with plaster;
- using a special applicator in a vial, one drop of the drug is applied to the middle of the formation;
- at the moment the substance comes into contact with living tissues, you can feel a burning sensation that will stop soon;
- small formations will disappear within a day after one treatment;
- large structures will receive 5-6 sessions with one-day intervals;
- a chemical burn will occur in the treated area, which should be further processed until complete healing.
An analogue of the remedy is a wart pen.
Oil
Medicinal oil is prepared on the basis of fresh herbs:
- fresh stems cut into small pieces;
- put in a deep bowl;
- add sunflower oil so that it covers the greens for two fingers;
- Put it in the heat for 60 minutes, then transfer it to a dark and cool place (not the refrigerator);
- After 7 days, buy and filter;
- add the same amount of fresh oil.
After 1-2 months, they can remove small formations, treat acne, inflammation and acne.
Fire precautions
Before proceeding with the removal of warts with celandine at home, it is necessary to consult a dermatologist. The doctor will determine the type of formation, check the oncology and tell whether herbal treatment is suitable. Any independent manipulation of skin growth poses a threat to human health. Precautions when using celandine and preparations based on it:
- Test for allergies first. When applying a small amount of juice to a wart, the skin may turn red, itch, swell, and peel. The application should be terminated.
- Treat damaged tissues with an aqueous solution of salt and soda - it neutralizes the active ingredients.
- Protect healthy skin from negative effects by first lubricating it with oily cream or oil.
- The contact time of the substance with the skin should not exceed 10 minutes.
- It is not necessary to pick a blackened wart, tear off the crust, open the wound - it can start to fester. As a complication, you can get blood poisoning, necrosis of adjacent tissues.
- During the treatment, it is necessary to carefully monitor the condition of the skin to prevent inflammation, chemical burns and scars.
Pregnant women can use it
Pregnancy and subsequent breastfeeding are contraindications for the use of celandine and drugs based on it. The juice of the plant is poisonous, it contains alkaloids.
During childbirth, when a woman's body is under increased stress, the immune system weakens, toxins can harm the mother and the fetus.
When breastfed, substances can pass to the baby with milk and cause poisoning. Young children are sensitive, the use of the plant should be avoided up to 5 years.
Is it normal for the wart to darken after the procedure?
Removal of warts with celandine is burning using natural reagents: alkaloids, organic acids, essential oils. If black dots appear on the surface, the method works. Gradually, under the influence of the drug, the formation should turn completely black. After the therapy is stopped, the growth will soon subside.
The smoothness of the skin can be restored at no additional cost. Celandine plant is an effective and free remedy. Preparations based on it help warts and are cheap.