Acupuncture and Wart Therapies

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Phil and all:

 

Great information Phil! I have successfully treated simple warts for

years and have always looked for new ways to go about it. Here's what

has worked for me:

 

Occlusion Therapy: A simple round band-aid (or duct tape) over the

wart softens them in a day or two and they are gone in a few weeks.

Scraping the softened residual and reapplying the bandaid usually

results in resporption in a week or so.

 

I had used the caster oil method effectively in the past, but have

let this slip away favoring needles and moxa. Thanks for reminding

me! Applying the oil then placing a round band-aid over it works

great in many cases, especially as a night time treatment.

 

Magnetic therapy: Applying thin magnets (the kind you get at the

Hardware store work fine and you can cut them to shape). Placing the

magnet over the wart and covering with a band-aid works great,

however polarity is essential. The simplest way to figure out the

proper polarity is to tape the magnet to the wart and wait 3 days.

When polarity is correct, there will be a positive change in the wart

(usually softening). If not, turn it over. Be sure to mark the

magnet to remember which side goes down. It is preferred to leave

the magnets on continuously, but this is not always practical.

Wearing them at night is a satisfactory alternative (once corret

polarity is found) - results just take a little longer. By-the-way,

bio-north on the wart is what is preferred.

 

Acupuncture: This is surely the most effective (well, maybe moxa

with garlic is sometimes faster), especially with plantar warts. I

have seen warts disappear as a side " benefit " of TCM for other

reasons in as few as 6 weeks. When treated directly (ring the Dragon

technique), they disappear in 3 or 4 treatments. My " ring the

Dragon " is simply the application of 4 needles surrounding the wart

angled obliquely in towards the wart root (NSEW on the body). With

plantar warts I sometimes ice the area for mild anesthesia and

patient comfort prior to needle incertion.

 

For multiple warts, I treat the person for wellness and then work on

the warts in several ways: Caster oil applications at night, direct

scraping (simple, unpigmented warts), magnet therapy, occlusion

therapy (tape, band-aids, etc) and " plum blosson " needle technique

over the warts themselves (this is gentle pricking with multiple

needles or a plum blossom needle).

 

Moxa: I use direct moxa for single warts and indirect for multiple.

I prefer a slice of garlic with direct moxa and find 6 to 10 cones

per treatment will suffice. I look for the patient to detect a sense

of " dryness " from the heat deep beneath the wart - described often as

like a dry sauna effect " in the bones " . Needles are easier, so I do

that more frequently!

 

These are topical treatments and tend to have short term benefits.

Boosting immuninty and treating the " whole person " are far better

methods.

 

I hope my experiences help others and may they be used wisely.

 

Bill