Old Time Folk Remedies

When my daughter was little, she had a huge wart on her knee. I heard from somewhere that the 'milk' from a milkweed leaf will get rid of them. We lived in the country and had milkweed growing by the mailbox and in the field across the road. So each day she dabbed some on her wart. It was gone by the end of the summer. We put the leaf in a baggie and stored it in the refrigerator. It could be used for a few days that way, thus not stripping the plant bare.

I also read of a cure that is not natural, but gives a new use for duct tape. It says to clean the area and apply a small piece of tape just a little larger than the wart. Then each day remove the tape and use a pumice stone to rub away the dry skin. I'm not sure of this one, but I love duct tape, so it sounded interesting.