How to Remove Warts With Bananas

Bananas have been lauded for centuries for their health benefits. They are rich sources of potassium, magnesium, complex sugars and vitamins that benefit the body. But it is not just the inside fruit of the banana that is beneficial. The banana peel has many health benefits as well. The banana peel has been used for centuries to treat everything from poison oak and poison ivy to mosquito bites. Warts also respond well to banana peels.

Things You'll Need

• Banana peel
• Medical tape

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Instructions

Treating Warts With Banana Peel

• 1

  Peel a banana and cut enough of the peel to cover the wart or warts. Cut the peel to extend 1/2 inch over the wart on all sides.

• 2

  Rub the wart with the inside of the remaining peel.

• 3

  Place the small piece of the banana peel over the wart and tape it in place, using medical tape.

• 4

  Leave the banana peel on the wart until it turns black. If the peel falls off before it turns black, replace it.

• 5

  Repeat the process if necessary.