Are fresh dandelions effective in treating flat warts?

Flat warts appear to be a skin disease on the surface, but in fact they are a disease caused by a viral infection. For patients, flat warts really deteriorate their skin quality to a certain extent, and for people who love beauty, this disease is even more difficult to accept. Of course, flat warts can also be treated with the right treatment. So, are fresh dandelions effective in treating flat warts?

Symptoms: Flat warts

Old folk remedy: Take an appropriate amount of fresh dandelions, wash them, knead them into a ball, and apply them to the affected area repeatedly for 10 minutes each time. A course of treatment is 14 days.

Pharmacology: Modern pharmacological research has confirmed that dandelion has a strong inhibitory and killing effect on many pathogenic bacteria and certain fungi. Therefore, using this method for external application will generally be effective after 1 to 2 courses of treatment.

Flat warts are benign epidermal growths caused by human papillomavirus. They often occur on the face, back of the hands, forearms, etc., and occasionally cause slight itching. The virus is mainly transmitted by direct contact, but can also be transmitted indirectly through contaminated objects that infect damaged skin. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the disease is mostly caused by loose skin pores, which allow wind, heat and toxins to invade the body, or by liver deficiency and blood dryness, weak tendons and qi, and the accumulation of heat and toxins in the skin. Here I would like to introduce to you an old folk remedy for treating flat warts, which is dandelion.

Dandelion, also known as yellow flower gentian and duckweed, is the whole herb with roots of the dandelion plant of the Asteraceae family. It is cold in nature, bitter and sweet in taste. It contains ingredients such as dandelion sterols, cholecalciferol, inulin and pectin, and has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. Modern pharmacological research has confirmed that dandelion has a strong inhibitory and killing effect on many pathogenic bacteria and certain fungi. Therefore, using this method for external application will generally be effective after 1 to 2 courses of treatment.

If some friends are not convenient to collect fresh dandelions, they can also use a very simple method. Cut large garlic cloves into thin slices, apply them to the affected area, and then secure them with a Band-Aid. Replace the garlic slices three times a day, morning, noon, and evening. Band-Aids can be reused and do not need to be replaced repeatedly. Generally, after ten days, flat warts can completely fade away.

Let’s take a look at the pharmacology of this folk remedy. The pharmacology is very simple. The garlic we often eat contains garlic oil, allicin and other ingredients. These two ingredients are specifically used to kill bacteria and viruses in medicine. At the same time, we also know that garlic is called penicillin in the land. It can improve the body's immunity while killing bacteria, which is of great help to our resistance to disease. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. It should be noted that garlic is somewhat irritating, and some patients may not be used to it at first. However, do not give up on medication for this reason. The skin has an adaptation process to each type of stimulation, and after using it once or twice, there will be no rejection. Of course, for those who really dislike garlic, you can completely use the first folk remedy we recommend, because dandelion is not irritating at all.

No matter which remedy you use, as long as you take it on time, the symptoms will be eliminated.