The now widespread fungal infection of the foot, popularly known as fungus, is an urgent problem for every fifth compatriot. The pathogens are Candida albicans strains. Pathology requires timely treatment. An advanced disease is more difficult to treat, which causes many complications and discomfort for the patient.
In addition to medical methods of getting rid of mycosis between the toes, there is growing interest in home treatment with folk remedies.
The most common folk methods
Antifungal drugs are produced on the basis of expensive substances synthesized abroad, so the costs are high even in the form of generics. Simple grandmother's recipes tell you better than the professors how to cure the fungus between the toes relatively quickly and at no cost.
Traditional treatment methods are becoming more and more popular because they are cheaper and safer (there are no side effects typical of drugs). The effectiveness of the methods recommended by nature to mankind has been proven for many decades.
Treatment with vinegar
Fungus between the toes can be removed quickly and cheaply with a traditional table or apple bite. It is easy to make creams, poultices, baths. Acetic acid can be easily mixed with glycerin, iodine, fruit, vegetable and plant juices and added to homemade ointments.
Baths are made from 9% table vinegar. This foot liquid is slightly warmed and the affected foot is lowered for 15 minutes.
Vinegar and vegetable oil are taken in equal proportions when preparing homemade ointment. It cures even the most advanced fungus between the fingers. The ointment turns out to be liquid, so a cotton ball is used to apply it. Gauze milk made from the mixture plus a warm night sock makes the patient's life much easier from the first days!
Acceleration of the healing of microcracks and ulcers before fungicidal therapy with table acetic acid is accompanied by:
- Carrot juice.
- Calendula infusion.
- Sea buckthorn oil.
In case of strong tingling and burning sensation, the strength of the vinegar solution may decrease.
The fungus formed between the fingers is "afraid" of apple acetic acid, especially if it is taken in a 1: 1 ratio with an iodine solution. The product is used for daily lubrication until the clinical manifestations of the disease disappear completely. It will be possible to completely "drive out" the pathogen if this treatment is used. we will continue for a while.
Taking apple cider vinegar orally promotes the formation of an acid reaction, which is unfavorable in the pathogenesis of mycosis. The daily dose is 15 ml/glass of water.
Antifungal properties of sea salt
Fungus between the toes can be cured with regular sea salt therapy. Baths are prepared at a ratio of 20 grams per 1 liter of warm, but not hot, water. 15-20 minutes is the optimal time for steaming the damaged areas of the leg in saline solution.
After the procedure, clean, ironed socks should be put on dry feet. It is more advisable to take a salt bath regularly for 14 days before going to bed.
Garlic ointment
The fungus between the toes cannot be cured only with a bath. The therapy with "grandmother's" remedies includes the recipe for garlic ointment. To make it, it is enough to crush two medium-sized cloves and mix them with 100 g of melted butter. Leave it for 24 hours until it is ready for use. The duration of the course is 1 month.
Iodine bath
Ordinary tincture of iodine has a harmful effect on the fungus that touches the toes. Dilute 20 drops with warm water (3 liters) - and the healing bath is ready. You have to keep your feet in it for a quarter of an hour. Iodine treatment lasts 2-3 weeks.
Potato skins
Toe fungus disappears if the feet are steamed in a potion made from potato skins. The affected areas should be kept in the liquid for 25-30 minutes. We recommend wiping the affected areas with a potato peeler. This way the effect will be stronger. After performing the manipulation, wipe the moisture between the fingers with a napkin and smear it with lard.
Birch tar compresses
Birch tar effectively removes the fungus of the fingers and toes. Before the procedure, the feet should be steamed in soapy water, the peeling scales should be scraped off with a pumice stone, the skin should be wiped dry, and then applied with tarry liquid for 90 minutes.
Herbs in the fight against fungus
The fungus can be treated gently and painlessly with herbal remedies. Plants placed in the yard or on the nearest roadside have an antiseptic, wound-healing and drying effect in the form of infusions and decoctions.
Antifungal plant extracts from herbs and flowers are prepared for external use:
- Bloodweed.
- Call for marigolds.
- Burdock.
- Mint.
- Nettle.
- St. John's wort.
- Sage.
- Chamomile.
60 milligrams of celandine herb are calculated for 1 liter of water. After boiling, let the extract soak for 5 minutes. The filtered decoction is used for poultices and foot baths for half an hour a day for 21 days. Add 30ml of vinegar to the cooked cake to use as a poultice.
Field and meadow herbs (mint, chamomile and nettle, St. John's wort, sage) are dried, crushed, mixed and put in socks for the whole day. The procedure lasts 3 weeks.
Herbs for external treatment
Burdock juice has a harmful effect on athlete's foot. To obtain it, young leaves are collected, beaten with a hammer and wrapped around the legs at night, secured with gauze, bandages or socks. Do the same with the rowan leaves, replacing them every half day.
To wash between the fingers with calendula infusion, you need to take 250 grams of dried flowers and a glass of boiled water. The infusion time is 30-35 minutes. The effect is achieved in 30-40 days.
Herbal decoction for internal use
Aqueous extracts of well-known herbs help to destroy the fungus living between the toes:
- Common burdock.
- Yarrow tail.
- Wormwood.
- Cooking banana.
The herbs must be taken in equal proportions to make a healing mixture. We make a decoction of 5 grams of mixed plants per 100 ml of water. The extract is infused for 6 hours, then it is ready for use in the morning, before a meal.
Treatment with anti-dandruff shampoo
For those who don't have the time or inclination to engage in alternative medicine techniques, the fungus can be treated by showering with an anti-dandruff shampoo. They should wash their feet regularly, dry them, and wear clean socks at night.
Useful tools to help you
The solution to the problem of athlete's foot can be found 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 the toes.
The molecules of the saturated solution of table salt penetrate deep into the skin layers and inhibit the development of pathogenic cells. Cotton wool moistened with this product is placed in the perineum of the oral cavity without causing pain or burning. In the first two weeks of salt therapy, the itching stops, after 2 months the cracks heal.
Foods to treat fungus
- Toe fungus can be cured in a short time! The chicken egg should be placed in a container filled with vinegar essence with a concentration of 75%, placed in a dark place, waiting for the shell to completely dissolve. When you remove the egg film in the jar, add butter (5 grams) and mix until smooth. The ointment will be ready within 24 hours. The product enables painless and effective treatment of the fungus with twice-daily application.
- Even ground coffee can cure mycosis between the toes. Boil five tablespoons of this drink in a liter pot with boiling water. For going to bed, the cooled infusion is poured into a pool, where the feet are immersed for 30 minutes. Wear cotton socks on wet feet. After waking up, the feet should be rinsed with fresh water. The procedure helps to get rid of the fungus within a month.
- A clove of garlic cut in half and rolled in table salt will kill the infection within 10-12 days. The affected areas are rubbed and left on the skin, bandaged.
- You can use a meat grinder to make a paste of onions, which you can apply to the painful area between your fingers. If there are irritated lesions on the skin, add an equal amount of petroleum jelly to chopped onion.
Ammonia
Ammonia, a main ingredient in a home first aid kit, works well in the treatment of athlete's foot. Mix 15 ml of ammonia solution with 200 ml of water. For compresses, use a soft cloth dipped in the resulting liquid. Use a plastic bag with a compression bandage at night. 8-10 procedures are enough for the entire course.
Getting rid of mycosis between the fingers with folk remedies allows you to save money and avoid many side effects of drug therapy. However, we do not recommend taking active steps without consulting your doctor!