The now widespread mycotic infection of the feet, popularly called fungus, is an urgent problem for every fifth compatriot. The causative agents are strains of Candida albicans. Pathology requires timely treatment. An advanced disease is more difficult to treat, causing the patient a series of complexes and inconveniences.
Along with medicinal methods of getting rid of ringworm between the toes, home treatment with folk remedies is of increasing interest.
The most common folk methods
Antifungals are made from expensive substances synthesized abroad, so even in generic form they are expensive. Grandma's simple recipes will tell you better than teachers how to cure fungus between your toes relatively quickly and without much expense.
Traditional treatment methods have become more popular because they are cheaper and safer (without side effects typical of medications). For many decades, the effectiveness of the methods suggested to humanity by nature itself has been proven.
Vinegar treatment
Fungus between the toes can be eliminated quickly and cheaply with a regular table or a bite of an apple. It is easy to make lotions, compresses and baths with it. Acetic acid is easily mixed with glycerin, iodine, fruit, vegetable and plant juices, and added to homemade ointments.
Baths are made with 9% table vinegar. This foot liquid is slightly warmed and the affected foot is lowered into it for 15 minutes.
Vinegar and vegetable oil in equal proportions are taken to prepare homemade ointments. Cures even the most advanced fungi between the toes. The ointment turns out to be liquid, so a cotton swab is used to apply it. A gauze lotion from the mixture plus a warm sock at night will significantly make the patient's life easier from the first days!
Acceleration of healing of microcracks and ulcers before fungicidal therapy with table acetic acid is accompanied by:
- Carrot Juice.
- Infusion of calendula flowers.
- Sea buckthorn oil.
In case of intense tingling and burning, the concentration of the vinegar solution can be reduced.
The fungus that appears between the fingers is "afraid" of the acetate acid in apples, especially if it is taken in a 1: 1 ratio with iodine solution. The product is intended for daily lubrication until the clinical manifestations of the disease completely disappear. It will be possible to completely "expel" the pathogen by continuing this treatment for a little longer.
Taking apple cider vinegar internally will help create an acidic reaction unfavorable to the pathogenesis of ringworm. The daily dose is 15 ml per glass of water.
Antifungal properties of sea salt
Fungus between your toes can be cured with regular sea salt therapy sessions. Baths are prepared at the rate of 20 grams per 1 liter of warm, but not hot, water. 15-20 minutes is the ideal duration for steaming the damaged areas of the foot in saline solution.
After the procedure, you must put on clean socks and iron them on dry feet. It is most advisable to take salt baths before bed, regularly for 14 days.
Garlic ointment
Fungus between the toes cannot be cured by bathing alone. Therapy with "grandmother's" remedies includes a recipe for garlic ointment. To prepare it, you just need two medium-sized cloves that, crushed, are mixed with 100 g of melted butter. Leave for 24 hours until ready to use. The duration of the course is 1 month.
iodine bath
An ordinary tincture of iodine has a detrimental effect on the fungus that has touched the toes. 20 drops are diluted in warm water (3 liters) - and the healing bath is ready. You need to keep your legs in it for a quarter of an hour. Iodine treatment lasts 2 to 3 weeks.
Potato peel
Toe fungus disappears when feet are steamed in a decoction of potato peelings. Affected areas must be kept in the liquid for 25 to 30 minutes. It is recommended to additionally clean the affected areas with potato peelings. This way the effect will be stronger. After carrying out this manipulation, wipe the moisture between your fingers with a napkin and grease it with pork fat.
Compresses with birch tar
Birch tar effectively eliminates fungus on fingers and toes. Before the procedure, the feet must be steamed in soapy water, the peeling scales must be scraped off with a pumice stone, the skin must be wiped dry, and then tar liquid must be applied for 90 minutes.
Phytotherapy in the fight against fungi
The fungus can be treated gently and painlessly with herbal remedies. Plants located in the yard or on the nearest roadside, in the form of infusions and decoctions, have an antiseptic, healing and drying effect.
Antifungal plant extracts of herbs and flowers are prepared for external use:
- Celandine.
- Calendula.
- Burdock.
- Mint.
- Nettle.
- Saint John's herb.
- Wise.
- Chamomile.
60 milligrams of celandine herb are calculated for 1 liter of water. After boiling, the extract is left to infuse for 5 minutes. The strained decoction is used for compresses and foot baths, taken half an hour daily for 21 days. Add 30 ml of vinegar to the cake of cooked stalks to use as a compress.
Field and meadow herbs (mint, chamomile and nettle, St. John's wort, sage) are dried, crushed, mixed and placed in socks throughout the day. The procedure lasts 3 weeks.
Herbal remedies for external treatment
Burdock juice has a detrimental effect on foot fungus. To obtain it, the young leaves are collected, beaten with a hammer and wrapped around the feet at night, securing them with a piece of gauze, a bandage or a sock. Do the same with rowan leaves, changing them every half a day.
To wash between your fingers with calendula infusion, you need to take 250 grams of dried flowers and a glass of boiled water. Infusion time is 30 to 35 minutes. The effect can be achieved in 30-40 days.
Herbal decoction for internal use
Aqueous extracts of known medicinal plants help destroy the fungus that lives between the toes:
- Common burdock.
- Yarrow.
- Absinthe.
- Banana.
Herbs must be taken in equal proportions to obtain a healing mixture. A decoction is prepared at the rate of 5 grams of mixed plants per 100 ml of water. The extract is infused for 6 hours, after which it is ready for use in the morning before meals.
Anti-dandruff shampoo treatment
For those who don't have the time or desire to bother with alternative medicine techniques, the fungus can be treated by bathing with anti-dandruff shampoo. They should wash their feet regularly, dry them and wear clean socks at night.
Useful tools to help
The solution to the problem of Candida foot infections lies on the kitchen shelves and in the refrigerator itself. Rock salt and soda, available to every housewife, can be used as an effective home remedy. If you regularly steam your feet in a soda-salt solution, you can successfully and quickly cure the fungus between your toes.
Molecules of a saturated solution of table salt penetrate deep into the layers of the skin, inhibiting the development of pathogenic cells. A cotton pad moistened with this product is inserted into the perineum of the phalanges without causing pain or burning. After the first two weeks of salt therapy, the itching disappears and after 2 months the cracks heal.
Foods to treat fungus
- It is possible to cure toe fungus in a short time! The chicken egg must be placed in a jar, filled with vinegar essence at a concentration of 75%, placed in a dark place, waiting for the shell to completely dissolve. When removing the egg film from the jar, add the butter (5 grams) and stir until smooth. The ointment will be ready within 24 hours. The product will allow you to cure the fungus in a painless and effective way when applied twice a day.
- Even ground coffee can cure ringworm between your toes. Five tablespoons of this drink are prepared in a liter vessel with boiling water. To go to bed, the cooled infusion is poured into a basin, where the feet are immersed for 30 minutes. Wear cotton socks on wet feet. Upon waking up, feet should be rinsed with fresh water. The procedure helps to eliminate the fungus within a month.
- Garlic cloves cut in half and rolled in table salt can destroy the infection in 10 to 12 days. They are rubbed into the affected areas and also left on the skin, bandaged with a bandage.
- You can use a meat grinder to make an onion paste and spread it on the painful interdigital area. If there are irritated lesions on the skin, add an equal amount of petroleum jelly to the chopped onion.
Ammonia
The main component of a home first aid kit, ammonia, works well in treating foot fungus. 15 ml of ammonia solution must be combined with 200 ml of water. For a compress, use a soft cloth dipped in the resulting liquid. At night, use a plastic bag along with a compression bandage. For a full course, 8-10 procedures are enough.
Getting rid of mycosis that has settled between the fingers with folk remedies allows you to save money and avoid a number of adverse reactions from drug therapy. However, we do not recommend that you take active measures without consulting your doctor!