What is podophyllotoxin?

Podophyllotoxin is a vegetable resin extract used in the treatment of condylomata or genital warts. This extract is obtained from the roots of the native North American plant called podophyllum peltatum or Mayapple. Native American trunks once used this plant to treat parasitic infections and snake bite and as laxative and cleansing. Podophyllotoxin is used to treat genital warts since the age of 30 and is available internationally under brands such as Wartec® and Condyline®. It is known that there are more than a hundred HPV types, of which more than 40 can infect the genital area. The most common causes of genital warts are two specific virus trunks called HPV6 and HPV11. During active virus infection, warts can grow in the urogenital area of ​​men and women, on the rectum, penis, scrotum, vulva, vagina andčípek.

Podophyllotoxin is an effective treatment of genital warts because its activity as an antimitotic. This means that prevents the division of virus infected BRAsDavic. The wart virus requires actively growing cells in which it can be replicated, so that the growth of infected cells is destroyed by the virus. This treatment eventually causes the death of all virally infected cells and a new growth of healthy uninfected cells.

The use of subophyllotoxin is not painful, but because infected cells begin to die, some local skin irritation can be expected. This generally begins on the second or third day after starting treatment. It is common and normal to experience redness, itching, tenderness and pain at the site of treatment.

This medicine can also cause some unusual and potentially harmful side effects. These include bleeding or burning treated skin, headaches, dizziness and vomiting. Medical care should be required if one of these side effects occurs or if the effects of local treatment are deteriorated for several days.

This toxin is not specific to infected BUnky, which means that it has the potential to harm healthy tissue. For this reason, the subophyllotoxin should be used carefully and only according to the manufacturer or doctor's instructions. The hands and the infected area should be washed and dried before applying the drug and the hands should then be thoroughly washed. Make sure the medication is not used randomly for healthy skin. This drug should not use pregnant or nursing women because its potentially harmful effects on the fetus or nursing child.