Abstract:
Warts are small circumscribed, epidermal papillary elevations of skin. Pathogen responsible for the warts is known as Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). This article contains the following points- 1.Why thuja occidentalis is remedy for warts 2.A case of common warts cured with thuja occidentalis.
Keywords: Warts, pathology, verruca, thuja occidentalis, Homeopathic treatment, sycotic, HPV.
What is Warts?
Warts are benign non- cancerous skin growths that appear when a virus infects the top layer of the skin. Viruses that cause warts are called human papillomavirus (HPV).Warts are generally small, rough tumors, typically on the hands and feet that resemble a cauliflower. These growths are considered benign; in other words, they are normally not cancerous. Most of the time a virus, Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) of papova viridae family is found to be the cause of warts.
Brief Pathology and Different Types:
Over 70 subtypes of DNA human papilloma virus (HPV) have been identified Certain HPV subtypes are associated with specific clinical lesions, e.g. type 2 with common hand warts, types 1 and 4 with plantar warts, types 6,11, 16 and 18 with genital warts. Immunosuppressed individuals, such as those with renal transplants, are particularly susceptible to viral warts. The epidermis is thickened and hyperkeratotic Keratinocytes in the granular layer are vacuolated due to being infected with the wart virus.
Clinical Types of Warts:
Common Warts:
They Appear as skin colored, fleshy, firm papules with rough surface. Common sites are dorsum of hands, fingers etc. they range in size from less than 1 mm to over a few cm and can coagulate to form large masses. They are commonly seen on back of the hands and fingers.
Plane or Flat Warts:
Plane warts are smooth, flat or slightly elevated and are usually skin colored or grayish yellow, but may be pigmented They are round or polygonal in shape and vary in size from 1 to 5 millimeter or more in diameter. The face and the backs of the hands and the shins are the sites of predilection.
Filiform Wart (Verruca Filiformis)
These fast-growing warts look thread-like and spiky, sometimes like tiny brushes. Because they tend to grow on the face -around your mouth, eyes, and nose – they can be annoying, even though they don’t usually hurt.
Plantar Warts
A plantar wart at first appears as a small shining “sago grain” papule, but soon assumes the typical appearance of a sharply defined rounded lesion with a rough, keratotic surface surrounded by a smooth collar of a thickened horn.
Genital Warts (Condylomata Accuminata)
These present themselves as a mass of verrucous tissue in the genital area, prepuce, vagina, anal /perianal area. Condyloma accuminata are sexually transmitted, acuminate and caused by HPV-6. The long and variable incubation period may complicate the assessment of likely sources. Significantly genital warts may be transmitted to mouth, tongue, lips of a patient by oral- sexual contact.
Why Thuja Occidentalis is Remedy For Warts:
Thuja, as is well known, affects epithelium layers anywhere in the body, first making them grow excessively and later on causing their absorption. Hence, if the
warts have that a characteristic of the Arbor Vitae, Thuja does not suppress it, but cures it. Peculiar strong odors are particularly present when there are fig-warts upon the genitals such as Thuja cures. . It is often suited to old cases of pneumonia, in such individuals as have suppressed gonorrhea, fig-wart gonorrhea. Thuja brings back the primitive manifestation that has been suppressed for years.
Different Stalwarts View On Definition of Warts
Kent. J. T. says that, Psora is the cause of all contagion. The majority of the cases of Gonorrhea are acute, that is there is period of prodrome, a period of progress and period of decline, being thus in accordance with the acute miasm. The acute really and truly be called a gonorrhea, because about all these is of it is this discharge.
- H. Allen says that, in the first place we must all admit that no abnormal growth can be formed without it first being the work of the life force. We can also argue that a healthy life force could not and does not construct one, as it has no power, outside of its normal physiological action. Then how is it formed?
Roberts H. A. says that, Sycosis is generally understood to be the Gonorrheal poison. We should make the distinction clear between Gonorrhea and sycosis. Gonorrhea is the acute infection of the gonococci, which takes from five to ten days to develop urethritis after an exposure. During this incubation period it is purely an infection; then the local manifestations are thrown outward by nature at the point of attack as a resentment of the vital energy to the infection, if the Gonorrhoea is thoroughly and completely cured, practically no sycosis ever develops.
A Case on Warts on Hands
Patients Name: ABC
Age/sex : 38 Years/ Female
Education: 9th STD
Religion: Hindu
Weight: 48KG
C/O
Wart on dorsal surface of right palm on little finger since 4 years (single) Wart on dorsal surface of left palm near about little finger (single) And on middle finger (single) also since 4 years
First wart appeared on Right palm then on left palm
A/F Not found exactly
O/E Warts – Rounded, rough, no pain /burning/itching/redness
– No any discharges are present
– No localized tenderness present
Past /H :
Viral fever 3 months ago taken allopathic medicine forthat No any specific history of recurrent disease tendency
Family/H :
Father : Has same H/o warts with DM II On Allopathic Rx Mother : No major illness
Brother: 1 No major illness
Personal/H :
Appetite : Normal
Thirst : Normal
Desires: Spicy Food+
Aversion: NS
Urine : Normal
Stool : once/ day (satisfactory)
Perspiration : Profuse More on Back / forehead
– Perspiration more on nose <<
esp. while eating
– Have soursmell , no peculiar
stains
Sleep: Sound sleep
Dreams : Occasionally Of Ghost , of falling from height makes her suddenly wakes up from the sleep.
Thermal : chilly+
Fear : Of Dark room , Height
| WINTER | SUMEER | MONSOON | |
| Bath | warm | warm | warm |
| fan | no | yes | no |
| covering | Yes(blanket) | Yes(thin) | Yes(blanket) |
OB / GY / H :
– Age of Menarche 14 years
– MC : Regular 28 days / month
– Dark Red Sometimes Clotted
– Stains washable No peculiar smell
– 2 FTND In which 1 boy , 1 girl
– Boy (13 Years old ) : Healthy No major illness
– Girl (14 Years old ) : Having Skin Complain
Physical Examination
Built- Lean , Thin
Hair-black
Teeth-white somewhat decayed
Nails-whitish / pinkish
BP : 112/76 mmHg
Systemic Examination
RS- AEBE
CVS-S1 S2 Heard Normal
Totality of Symptoms
Sensitive Nature
Fear of getting exposed
Dreams of falling from heights
Perspiration Profuse esp on Nose < while eating Religious Affection
Lips-pink
Tongue-moist Pulse-84/min Spo2 : 99%
Strong F/H of Sycotic Miasm (Same warts) to Her Mother
Thirsty+
Large Rounded Common warts on Rt hand
Small Rounded Common warts on Lt Hand
Investigations: Not Done Any
Prescription:
THUJA OCCIDENTALIS 200 4PILSS TDS
Nihilinum 4pills bd for 7 day
FIRST FOLLOW UP
SECOND FOLLOW UP
Follow up
| date | Follow up | prescription |
| 31/7/2024 | Wart : size somewhat started reducing
But not much changes No any new complaint App Thirst Sleep All are normal |
Rubrum 4pills bd 7 days |
| 8/8/2024 | Warts much reduced in size Right palm wart very much reduced
Left palm warts also reduced Generals – are normal |
Rubrum 4pills bd for 7 days |
| 15/08/2024 | Warts has almost disappeared from both hands
Mild back on Lambo sacral region since 2 days Pain < bending forward Pain > rest |
Placebo 200 single
Dose SL 30 BD for 7 days |
