Natural wart treatment using Thuja Occidentalis - Skin Problems Message Board

ericanicole25 · 03-13-2008, 05:25 PM

My son (age 6) recently developed warts on a few locations on his body. I tried treating the largest one with an over-the-counter wart removal liquid, but that only seemed to make things worse. It totally burned when I put it on his skin; he cried for nearly an hour. Now the wart is a huge mutated scab. I want to take him in to the Dr. for the traditional nitrogen freezing wart treatment, but I've had it done in the past and found it to be quite painful. I was told by a friend that you can orally take Thuja Occidentalis, which comes from a cedar tree, to treat warts. Apparently, it works quite well; but, as with everything, I'm skeptical. I've done a bit of research on the web, but I am still wondering if a natural treatment like this is safe to use for children.

Any advice?

Kari7171 · 03-19-2008, 11:03 PM

I've never heard of that stuff Thuja Occidentalis. One thing I have found in using natural remedies most of the time they don't work and are false claims. Plus giving things to a child and you don't really know what it is can be dangerous.

When I was a kid I got some warts on my knees that started to spread. The doctor prescribed Retin A of some kind that you put on every day and eventually it makes the skin peal off but it didn't hurt and the warts went away and never came back. Now 25 years later I have a few on my face tiny ones and I'm going to go to my dermatologist and have her prescribe the Retin A cream for me. It also doesn't leave a scar.