Are you tired of walking on painful plantar warts? Here’s something to try: Every night, soak your foot in a basin of hot water for five minutes. Then soak a cotton ball with Listerine mouthwash (the brown stuff), apply it directly to the plantar warts (it shouldn’t sting) and tape it in place. (Listerine? Who discovered this? Maybe it was someone who put his foot in his mouth.) Keep the mouthwash-soaked cotton ball on your foot overnight. After one or two weeks, the warts should be gone, leaving your foot smooth and wart-free!

Do you have any home remedies for stubborn warts? Let us know what’s worked for you.

For help to soothe your aches and pains without harmful side effects:

• Ginger Cure for Muscle Pain
• Natural Cures for Arthritis
• Simple Stretches that Make Back Pain Disappear
• Natural Remedies for Nasty Allergies

Source: Joan Wilen and Lydia Wilen are health investigators based in New York City who have spent decades collecting "cures from the cupboard." They are authors of Bottom Line's Treasury of Home Remedies & Natural Cures and Bottom Line's Household Magic. They are authors of the free e-letter Household Magic Daily Tips. 

Date: March 31, 2011

Publication: Bottom Line's Household Magic

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