Verrucae (warts) are the benign epidermal proliferative lesions that occur on skin and the adjacent mucosal membrane, caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection. Filiform warts on the face are more difficult to treat. There have been various conventional methods for treatment of such warts but it has its own pros and cons. Homeopathy here plays a vital role in treating these warts permanently with help of homeopathic individualized medicines. These medicines are selected on the basis of the general characteristic and peculiar symptoms of the patient. Here in this article the effectiveness of a well selected individualized homoeopathic medicine Lycopodium Clavatum has been explained through a case report. A male of 30 years with multiple filiform warts on the face due to change of place and environment of his residence reported to the OPD and was prescribed Homoeopathic medicine Lycopodium Clavatum 30C on the basis of totality of symptom which resolved those multiple warts on his face within a month with no reappearance of similar warts. This case report with photographic evidence shows the effectiveness of Lycopodium clavatum 30C in cases of filiform warts. Along with these warts the complaint of constipation was also relieved which was considered while selecting the medicine. thus proving that when homoeopathic medicines are selected properly they cure the individual as a whole.
Published in | International Journal of Homeopathy & Natural Medicines (Volume 9, Issue 1) |
DOI | 10.11648/j.ijhnm.20230901.11 |
Page(s) | 1-5 |
Creative Commons |
This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Copyright |
Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Science Publishing Group |
Human Papillomavirus, Filiform Warts, Individualization, Homoeopathy, Lycopodium Clavatum
[1] |
Amuthan, A., 2022. [online] Ayurvedjournal.com. Available at: |
[2] | Biswas B, Roy PS, Mandal S, Roy P. Four cases of warts treated by individualized homoeopathic medicine - a clinical case study. J Intgr Stand Homoeopathy 2022; 5: 9-18. |
[3] | Shaikh, Md Ismail. (2016). Case studies for treatment of warts with Homoeopathy. Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy. 10. 272. 10.4103/0974-7168.194342. |
[4] | Oza, PiyushMahendra. (2016). Homeopathic management of warts. Indian Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. 2. 45. 10.4103/2455-3972.184085. |
[5] | Mathie, R. T., Ramparsad, N., Legg, L. A. et al. Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of non-individualised homeopathic treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis. Syst Rev 6, 63 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-017-0445-3 |
[6] | Ghadgepatil, S. S., Gupta, S., & Sharma, Y. K. (2016). Clinicoepidemiological Study of Different Types of Warts. Dermatology Research and Practice, 2016, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/7989817 |
[7] | Kent, J. and Vermeulen, F., 1988. Materia medica. Rijswijk: Elmar, p.lycopodium clavatum. |
[8] | Allen, H., 1990. Keynotes and characteristics with comparisons of some of the leading remedies of the materia medica with bowel nosodes. New Delhi: B. Jain, pp. Pg 171-172. |
[9] | William BOERICKE, M. D. Homeopathic Materia Medica. |
[10] | Clarke, J. H. (1955). A dictionary of practical materia medica (3rd ed.). Homoeopathic Pub. Co. |
[11] | Dhawale, M. L. (1967). Principles & Practice of Homoeopathy. law of minimum dose B jain Publishers Pvt Ltd. |
[12] | Kent, J. T. (2000). Lectures on Homoeopathic Philosophy With Word Index (Large Print ed.). B Jain Pub Pvt Ltd. |
APA Style
Kanchan Rathore. (2023). A Case Report on Wart Treated Successfully by Individualized Homoeopathic Medicine. International Journal of Homeopathy & Natural Medicines, 9(1), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijhnm.20230901.11
ACS Style
Kanchan Rathore. A Case Report on Wart Treated Successfully by Individualized Homoeopathic Medicine. Int. J. Homeopathy Nat. Med. 2023, 9(1), 1-5. doi: 10.11648/j.ijhnm.20230901.11
AMA Style
Kanchan Rathore. A Case Report on Wart Treated Successfully by Individualized Homoeopathic Medicine. Int J Homeopathy Nat Med. 2023;9(1):1-5. doi: 10.11648/j.ijhnm.20230901.11
@article{10.11648/j.ijhnm.20230901.11, author = {Kanchan Rathore}, title = {A Case Report on Wart Treated Successfully by Individualized Homoeopathic Medicine}, journal = {International Journal of Homeopathy & Natural Medicines}, volume = {9}, number = {1}, pages = {1-5}, doi = {10.11648/j.ijhnm.20230901.11}, url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijhnm.20230901.11}, eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.ijhnm.20230901.11}, abstract = {Verrucae (warts) are the benign epidermal proliferative lesions that occur on skin and the adjacent mucosal membrane, caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection. Filiform warts on the face are more difficult to treat. There have been various conventional methods for treatment of such warts but it has its own pros and cons. Homeopathy here plays a vital role in treating these warts permanently with help of homeopathic individualized medicines. These medicines are selected on the basis of the general characteristic and peculiar symptoms of the patient. Here in this article the effectiveness of a well selected individualized homoeopathic medicine Lycopodium Clavatum has been explained through a case report. A male of 30 years with multiple filiform warts on the face due to change of place and environment of his residence reported to the OPD and was prescribed Homoeopathic medicine Lycopodium Clavatum 30C on the basis of totality of symptom which resolved those multiple warts on his face within a month with no reappearance of similar warts. This case report with photographic evidence shows the effectiveness of Lycopodium clavatum 30C in cases of filiform warts. Along with these warts the complaint of constipation was also relieved which was considered while selecting the medicine. thus proving that when homoeopathic medicines are selected properly they cure the individual as a whole.}, year = {2023} }
TY - JOUR T1 - A Case Report on Wart Treated Successfully by Individualized Homoeopathic Medicine AU - Kanchan Rathore Y1 - 2023/03/20 PY - 2023 N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijhnm.20230901.11 DO - 10.11648/j.ijhnm.20230901.11 T2 - International Journal of Homeopathy & Natural Medicines JF - International Journal of Homeopathy & Natural Medicines JO - International Journal of Homeopathy & Natural Medicines SP - 1 EP - 5 PB - Science Publishing Group SN - 2472-2316 UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijhnm.20230901.11 AB - Verrucae (warts) are the benign epidermal proliferative lesions that occur on skin and the adjacent mucosal membrane, caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection. Filiform warts on the face are more difficult to treat. There have been various conventional methods for treatment of such warts but it has its own pros and cons. Homeopathy here plays a vital role in treating these warts permanently with help of homeopathic individualized medicines. These medicines are selected on the basis of the general characteristic and peculiar symptoms of the patient. Here in this article the effectiveness of a well selected individualized homoeopathic medicine Lycopodium Clavatum has been explained through a case report. A male of 30 years with multiple filiform warts on the face due to change of place and environment of his residence reported to the OPD and was prescribed Homoeopathic medicine Lycopodium Clavatum 30C on the basis of totality of symptom which resolved those multiple warts on his face within a month with no reappearance of similar warts. This case report with photographic evidence shows the effectiveness of Lycopodium clavatum 30C in cases of filiform warts. Along with these warts the complaint of constipation was also relieved which was considered while selecting the medicine. thus proving that when homoeopathic medicines are selected properly they cure the individual as a whole. VL - 9 IS - 1 ER -