Warts are skin infection caused by HPV virus. Warts are also a cause for many sexually transmitted infections warts are almost of 130 types. Around 100 types of warts are quite harmless while the rest 30 are sexually transmitted. Warts can affect almost any part of the skin including the penis, genitals, vagina, vulva, rectum, cervix and even the skin inside the mouth. There are a number of harmful effects of warts. Though rarely, they can cause penis and anal cancer. Warts also tend to make the muscles of the vagina stiff which hinders the process of delivery. Instead of going for complex medicines one can try the tried and tested homemade remedies that not only give relief from the various symptoms of warts but also are quite helpful in curing it. Here are a few home recipes to treat warts.

1) Garlic has properties that cure warts. One can apply garlic on the wart. The garlic should be enough to cover the whole wart. The garlic is covered with a bandage and left overnight. After the bandage is removed in the morning a small burn would surface. The blister is absorbed by the body. If this process is repeated regularly then it can cure warts in not more than two weeks.

2) One can also use bandage dipped in apple cider vinegar on the wart. Like garlic apple cider is also left overnight and opened in the morning after having bath. This remedy is also very good for curing warts in a short period of time.

3) Nail polish can also be applied on the wart to cure it. The nail polish should be applied twice in a day – once in the morning and once in the evening.

4) Castor oil can be used for treating warts. Castor oil is applied on the wart and it is taped. To get good results, the oil should be applied at least two times everyday.

5) Rubbing the wart with raw potato or a piece of chalk can also remove the wart and reduce irritation it causes.

6) The warts can be cured by taping it with the inner side of a banana.

7) Applying clove oil, milkweed juice, aloevera juice, vitamin E oil juice of figs etc on the warts can cure it no matter of time.

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