A corn is a local hardening and thickening of the skin, usually of the foot where the shoe may have been chaffing. The condition is usually the result of tight fiting shoes because it is not found among poor people who go barefoot.

Home Remedies for Corns:

A corn is sometimes painful but most of the times it is an obstruc­tion and a nuisance. The best way to deal with a corn is to cut it off with a sharp knife or razor and apply the sap of the Papaya tree over it. It should then be covered with a cut Lemon and bandaged. It will subside but if the corn forms again the same treatment should be repeated. A few applications will heal the corn without any difficulty.