Using Flower Power To Fight Foot Woes

A common flower that helps wipe out garden insects has also shown promise in eradicating stubborn warts, according to preliminary research.

Marigold Therapy, a line of creams, ointments, tinctures and oils developed and patented by a London Podiatrist, contain extracts of several types of the marigold plant. Marigold has been used for nearly 30 years in the United Kingdom to treat a variety of foot issues, including bunions, tendonitis, plantar faciitis, fungal infections and verrucae, commonly known as plantar warts.

The use of plants for medicinal purposes — offers patients who had HIV, as an alternative treatment for the small skin lesions called verrucae. The treatments AHAVE either cleared or greatly reduced the number and size of the warts in four to six sessions, after other treatments had failed to do so.