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    Serie de videos: "Mi abuelita me dijo"

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    Mi abuelita me dijo: remedios caseros para las verrugas

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    [MÚSICA] SHEILA: Mi abuelita, quien es originalmente de México, me dijo que para eliminar las verrugas, podía frotarme en el área una moneda de un centavo, una papa, [? o aunque así ?] aplicarme orina. ¿Cuáles de estas técnicas realmente funcionan?

    JUAN RIVERO: OK, opciones interesantes las de abuelita. Pero déjame decirte que o tu abuelita sabe algo que nosotros no sabemos sobre la orina mexicana. O tú te portabas tan mal de niña, que de esa manera tu abuelita te castigaba en silencio.

    Comencemos por entender lo que es una verruga. Es una infección de las capas superficiales de la piel causada por el virus del papiloma humano. Este virus causa un crecimiento acelerado de las células en la piel, lo cual causa la verruga. Y como es un virus, se puede pasar a otras partes de tu cuerpo, en especial si te la tocas constantemente

    Las verrugas hay que tratarlas tan pronto las ves. Uno de los tratamientos sin receta mas recomendados para tratar las verrugas es el ácido salicílico, el cual irrita la piel en esa área, logrando que el mismo sistema inmunológico ataque a la verruga. Esto puede ser tan eficiente como congelarla con nitrógeno líquido, una de las terapias utilizadas frecuentemente por los dermatólogos.

    La orina definitivamente no contiene el ácido suficiente que necesitarías para curar la verruga. Así que la orina, gracias a Dios, no es un buen remedio. Si vas a tratar verrugas con remedios caseros, debes saber que es imposible matar la verruga directamente.

    Y en cuanto a frotar monedas o papas en la verruga, no pierdas tu tiempo. La idea es irritar o inflamar el área para que tu sistema inmunológico se encargue del resto. Tu mejor opción es comprar las cremas que venden sin receta, las cuales tienen 40% de ácido salicílico.

    En resumen, creo que te va a ir mejor siguiendo los consejos de tu abuela para cocinar tamales que para curar verrugas.

    [MÚSICA]

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