Warts

Common Warts - Papillomavirus

Warts may appear at any age but are most common in older children and can be found in multiple or single forms. Traditionally they are referred to as the "1'000 day eruption" because they commonly last for approximately that duration of time.

Warts will attack a specific area of the body and depending on the local area's immunity the wart may grow. They are most commonly found on the hand, fingers, feet, toes, face and around the nails of the hands and feet. They will be rough, round or oval, raised, light grey or yellow, silk like, and most commonly found to be the size of a soy bean.

Traditional Chinese Medicine - liver blood dryness,(wind or toxic pathogen attacks) or kidney essence/Qi defeficnecy, Phlegm and blood deficiency

Chinese Medicine Treatment:

INTERNAL Treatment  

Wind Heat in Liver and Gall Bladder - acute, short course, many eruptions

Herbal Formula: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

Kidney Deficiency - chronic, rough (cauliflower), grey brown, bleeds when broken

Herbal Formula: Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

Heat in Qi and Xue level – upper Jiao deficient Heat - drugs usually cause heat in the upper Jiao

Herbal Formulas: Liang Xue Si Wu Tang + Zi Cao, Bai Xian Pi, Tu Fu Ling (detox herbs) + Find root and treat

EXTERNAL Treatment:  

Acupuncture - surround area with needles - pull wart up, needle under it at the root Moxibustion

- direct moxa on wart (burn)

- Strangle -use patients own hair to tie around wart and strangle it too death.

Flat Warts - Papillomavirus

Flat worts are caused by the same virus as common warts but are different in shape and size. They are usually rice sized round or oval paules which are hard to the touch and may have a slight itch. Their onset is slow and are frequently found on the face, forearm and dorsum of the hand. Usually they are present on young females but can also be found on males. 

Traditional Chinese Medicine - Spleen deficiency with turbid dampness

Treatment:

INTERNAL

Wind Heat - more upper area's with itching

Herbal Formula: Yin Qiao San

Wind Damp - no itch, un-clear eruptions

Herbal Formula: Chi Shi Wei Ling Tang

Blood Stagnation - chronic dark brown eruptions

Herbal Formula: Tao Hong Si Wu Tang

EXTERNAL Treatment:

Ma Chi Xian, Bai Zhi, Ku Shen, Chen Pi, She Chuang Zi, Xi Xin,

Lu Feng Fang Acupucnture for Flat Warts:

-Ear acupuncture -  

Do Not Scratch

- contagious Soft Warts -

Papillomavirus Soft warts are small raised bright skin swellings that resemble rat nipples. They are contagious and may have a cottage cheese like discharge. They are most commonly found on the body trunk and limbs but may be present throughout the body.

Treatment:

INTERNAL

Herbal Formula: Ban Lan Gen - Da Qing Ye

Herbal Formula: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

EXTERNAL

Clean effected area with alcohol, puncture and discharge fluids, apply iodine and San Qi powder

Acupuncture - bleed jing well points if warts are near extremities