Essential Oils for Warts

Aromatherapy for Warts

Many of the essential oils have antiviral properties, however, it is necessary to find the essential oil which is most appropriate for a particular virus.

Lavender or Lavendula angustifolia is the essential, essential oil that every home should have in their medicine cabinet.

Lavender, because of its anti-viral properties may be used to treat warts, even though it is not considered to be a specific for warts.

It has a multitude of uses for pain, burns, nervous tension, cramps, asthma, to mention ony a few. Its anti-inflammatory properties cover a broad range of dermatological problems such as, psorasis, dermatatis, eczema, boils, and acne.

Melissa or mellisa officinalis has had its anti-viral properties confirmed by studies done in Germany, it has sucessfully treated influenza, herpes, smallpox, and mumps. Since warts are caused by the human papilloma virus, melissa may be found to be a very effective remedy in treating certain cases of warts, but not all, it depends on the type of wart, and appears to depend on who has the wart. When applying this to the wart, keep it away from healthy skin, I have found it to be very drying.

 Tea Tree or Melaleuca alternifolia is another oil with very extensive uses and can be used to treat warts. I treated a wart on a child with tea tree oil and it was gone in a couple of weeks. I treated his sister with the same oil, and her wart continued unchanged. So once again it appears to depend on the type of wart and who has it.

Thuja or thuja occidentalis essential oil, although considered to be a hazardous oil, can be a specific for warts of all kinds. If pregnant it is not recommended that you use this oil at all, for any purpose. Far better to use tea tree oil. Again with this oil, if using it for a wart, apply to the wart, not to the rest of your skin.

Eucalyptus oil is great to use for warts, and any number of other health problems. It stimulates the immune system, treats respiratory problems, wounds, and ulcers.

Oregano or origanum vulgare's anti-viral properties can be used to treat warts, it needs to be kept away from healthy skin, because it may irritate. 

Lime fruit has anti-viral properties, so may be worthwhile squeezing some lime juice on to the wart.

From all of the above essential oils, I would choose thuja oil as having the most impact on the wart virus. Again it must be stressed , apply the oil only to the wart. In order to prevent spilling it on to the skin, surround the area around the wart with some vaseline , or glycerine. 

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