Volume 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 381-386
a
Department of Microbiology, Islamic Azad University, Falavarjan Branch, Isfahan, Iran
b Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, Izeh Branch, Izeh, Iran
b Department of Biology, Islamic Azad University, Izeh Branch, Izeh, Iran
Abstract
There are several
treatments for non-genital skin warts; however, no single therapy for
the treatment of this disease has been established. Patience and
observation is a new treatment option for warts because many of these
lesions will heal spontaneously. However, patients often seek treatment
for these lesions due to social stigma or discomfort. Normally, the
treatment should be simple with low cost and side effects. Available
evidence supports the effectiveness of salicylic acid but the effect of
this medication is slow and requires frequent use even upto 12 weeks.
Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen is a desirable option for many patients
but it is not a comprehensive treatment and it has not shown
effectiveness on many patients. New and improved treatments as
alternative to physical and chemical treatments are the herbal remedies
such as green tea extract, figs, bananas, apples, garlic, Chelidonium majus
(Mamyran), Euphorbiaceous, mandrake (a barberry), Eastern red cedar,
onions, West tree, juniper, fruit of Spruce (Tanub), lemon, cloves,
black beans, podophyllin, roses, thyme and eggplant. In this study, the
researcher developed an herbal treatment of wart using smoke of burned
dried fruit of the pine tree that during short periods, removed the
warts in several cases. © 2014 Asian Network for Scientific Information.
Author keywords
Herbal treatment; Pine tree fruit; Skin warts
