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Crushed up aspirin is another great and accessible treatment for warts I have found to be effective.

adolph 2y ago
Given mention of Salicylic Acid in other comments, using aspirin makes sense as they have the same active compound. Salicylates have been derived from the willow tree bark. The Sumerians were noted to have used remedies derived from the willow tree for pain management as far back as 4000 years ago. . . . It was not until 1899 when a modified version named acetylsalicylic acid was registered and marketed by Bayer under the trade name aspirin. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519032/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519032/
- Beijinger 2y ago
  Aspirin should be less effective. But you could try crushed Aspirin with a drop of vinegar. This should give you Salicylic Acid. Vinegar alone is also a treatment. Edit: Both Salicylic Acid and Aspirin inhibit Cyclooxygenase in your body. This is the main mode of action. Aspirin is much softer to the stomach. Against warts, the acidic effect should be the important one, hence, contrary to oral consumption, Salicylic Acid should be the preferred choice.
  - Sam6late 2y ago
    I, as a 8 year old kid witnessed a tiny bit of vinegar pickle used by a"barber " for warts.Egyptian "barber surgeon" in early 1900s used to be one who perform medical and grooming services from treating warts to bloodletting, tooth extraction, and minor surgeries, in addition to providing haircuts, shaves. One of those barbers blinded Taha Hussien, one of 'the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a leading figure of the Arab Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Arab world. ' He contracted ophthalmia at the age of two, and as the result of false treatment by an unskilled practitioner, he became blind' 'In 1950, he was appointed Minister of Education, in which capacity he led a call for free education and the right of everyone to be educated'-held the position of chief editor of a number of newspapers. ' I have read many of his novels and never imagined he was blind at the time, it was not an issue or perhaps never brought up.
Beijinger 2y ago
Should not be too effective. But Salicylic acid (the non-ester form of Aspirin) is a common treatment and should be more effective/aggressive. In Europe, it is sometimes combined with 5‐Fluorouracil.
- dekhn 2y ago
  Wow, it's not every day I hear about 5FU! It's an incredibly potent anti-cancer drug and one of its quirks is the active dose is very close to the fatal dose, and there is high variability amongst individuals wrt dosage. It (probably) works by inhibiting a protein that makes the T DNA residue from making more T, which is fatal to rapidly growing cells.
  - Beijinger 2y ago
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Given mention of Salicylic Acid in other comments, using aspirin makes sense as they have the same active compound. Salicylates have been derived from the willow tree bark. The Sumerians were noted to have used remedies derived from the willow tree for pain management as far back as 4000 years ago. . . . It was not until 1899 when a modified version named acetylsalicylic acid was registered and marketed by Bayer under the trade name aspirin. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519032/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519032/

Beijinger 2y ago
Aspirin should be less effective. But you could try crushed Aspirin with a drop of vinegar. This should give you Salicylic Acid. Vinegar alone is also a treatment. Edit: Both Salicylic Acid and Aspirin inhibit Cyclooxygenase in your body. This is the main mode of action. Aspirin is much softer to the stomach. Against warts, the acidic effect should be the important one, hence, contrary to oral consumption, Salicylic Acid should be the preferred choice.
- Sam6late 2y ago
  I, as a 8 year old kid witnessed a tiny bit of vinegar pickle used by a"barber " for warts.Egyptian "barber surgeon" in early 1900s used to be one who perform medical and grooming services from treating warts to bloodletting, tooth extraction, and minor surgeries, in addition to providing haircuts, shaves. One of those barbers blinded Taha Hussien, one of 'the most influential 20th-century Egyptian writers and intellectuals, and a leading figure of the Arab Renaissance and the modernist movement in the Arab world. ' He contracted ophthalmia at the age of two, and as the result of false treatment by an unskilled practitioner, he became blind' 'In 1950, he was appointed Minister of Education, in which capacity he led a call for free education and the right of everyone to be educated'-held the position of chief editor of a number of newspapers. ' I have read many of his novels and never imagined he was blind at the time, it was not an issue or perhaps never brought up.

Beijinger 2y ago

Should not be too effective. But Salicylic acid (the non-ester form of Aspirin) is a common treatment and should be more effective/aggressive. In Europe, it is sometimes combined with 5‐Fluorouracil.

dekhn 2y ago
Wow, it's not every day I hear about 5FU! It's an incredibly potent anti-cancer drug and one of its quirks is the active dose is very close to the fatal dose, and there is high variability amongst individuals wrt dosage. It (probably) works by inhibiting a protein that makes the T DNA residue from making more T, which is fatal to rapidly growing cells.
- Beijinger 2y ago
  https://compendium.ch/product/24263-verrumal-los https://compendium.ch/product/24263-verrumal-los