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Eggplant Banished Wart

Q. I have had warts off and on for years and tried many different things to get rid of them. The only one that has been effective is eggplant. I know it sounds weird, but it works.

Cut a piece of eggplant flesh big enough to cover the wart and secure it to the skin with a bandage every night. The wart dries up and peels off like a scab.

If the wart is on your foot, I suggest using a wrap and a sock to keep the eggplant in place overnight. Put a fresh piece on every night until the wart is healed.

Standard wart remedies were painful and the warts just grew back afterwards. I have never had any grow back after using the eggplant cure.

A. We have heard of many approaches to curing warts, including using the inside of a banana peel against the wart. This is the first we have heard of using eggplant.

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About the Author
Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies..
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