All things Warts

This is purely for educational purpose and does not replace medical advice.

A Homeopathic Guide to Wart Prescribing

1. Look at the Whole Picture

Homeopathic prescribing for warts goes far beyond the lesion itself.
Consider:
• Modalities (what makes it better/worse)
• Constitution and sensitivities
• Emotional and systemic symptoms
• Co-existing skin tendencies

Your remedy choice comes from the person, not the pathology.

2. Location Matters

Where the wart appears often points toward specific remedy types.
Common guiding locations:
• Face / Forehead
• Neck
• Fingers / Knuckles
• Palms / Soles
• Around the nails (periungual)
• Genital area

Each region carries its own remedy patterns.

3. Shape, Size, Number, Type

Describe the wart clearly:
Flat | Filiform | Pedunculated | Cauliflower-like
Hard | Soft | Clustered | Isolated
Painful | Itchy | Bleeding
Longstanding vs sudden onset

These details help narrow down the correct remedy.

4. Behaviour Over Time

Ask how the wart behaves:
• Growing quickly or unchanged for years?
• Worsens in cold-damp weather?
• Triggered by stress or after illness?

The timeline often reveals the patient’s terrain.

Six Remedies for Warts

Thuja occidentalis

Soft, moist, pedunculated or cauliflower-like warts.
Often multiple.
Useful when there’s cold-damp sensitivity or a post-vaccination history.

Antimonium Crudum

Hard, thick, horny warts.
Common on hands and soles.
Accompanied by cracked skin or thick nails.

Causticum

Flat, old or periungual warts.
Sensitive or bleeding.
Ideal for stubborn lesions around the nails.

Nitric Acid

Jagged, hard warts with splinter-like pains.
Bleed easily.
Useful in very touch-sensitive patients.

Dulcamara

Warts linked to cold-damp exposure.
Smooth, flat warts on face or hands.
Suits strong, robust constitutions.

Ruta Graveolens

Warts on hands, fingers, knuckles.
Linked with overuse or repetitive strain.
Suits people with tendon/ligament issues.

Remember

Effective wart prescribing = Location + Type + Behaviour + Constitution
When these align, the remedy becomes clear.