The already widespread fungal infection of the feet, popularly called fungus, is an urgent problem for every fifth compatriot. The causative agents are Candida albicans strains. Pathology requires timely treatment. An advanced disease is more difficult to treat, causing the patient a number of complications and discomfort.
Along with medicinal methods to get rid of the fungus between the toes, home treatment with folk remedies is of increasing interest.
The most common folk methods
Antifungal drugs are made on the basis of expensive substances synthesized abroad, therefore even in the form of generics they have a high cost. Grandma's simple recipes will tell you better than the professors how to cure the fungus between the toes relatively quickly and without much expense.
Traditional treatment methods have become more popular because they are cheaper and safer (without the side effects typical of medications). For many decades, the effectiveness of the methods suggested to mankind by nature itself has been proven.
Treatment with vinegar
Fungus between the toes can be quickly and inexpensively eliminated with a regular table or apple bite. It is easy to make creams, compresses and baths from it. Acetic acid is 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 sits for 15 minutes.
Vinegar and vegetable oil are taken in equal proportions during the preparation of homemade oil. Heals even the most advanced toenail fungus. The ointment turns out to be liquid, so a cotton swab is used to apply it. A gauze lotion of the mixture plus a warm sock at night will make the patient's life significantly easier in the first few days!
Acceleration of healing of microcracks and ulcers before fungicidal therapy with table acetic acid is associated with:
- Carrot juice.
- Infusion of calendula flowers.
- Sea buckthorn oil.
In case of severe tingling and burning, the strength of the vinegar solution can be reduced.
The fungus that has arisen between the fingers "is afraid" of the acetic acid of apples, especially if it is taken in a 1: 1 ratio with an iodine solution. The product is intended for daily lubrication until the clinical manifestations of the disease disappear completely. It will be possible to completely "exclude" the pathogen by continuing this treatment for a while longer.
Taking apple cider vinegar internally will help create an acidic reaction that is unfavorable for the pathogenesis of mycosis. The daily dose is 15 ml per glass of water.
Antifungal properties of sea salt
Fungus between the toes can be cured with regular sessions of sea salt therapy. Baths are prepared from it in a ratio of 20 grams per 1 liter of warm, but not hot, water. 15-20 minutes is the optimal duration of steaming the damaged areas of the leg in a saline solution.
After the procedure, you should wear clean and ironed socks on dry feet. It is more advisable to take salt baths before going to bed, regularly for 14 days.
Garlic ointment
Fungus between the toes can be cured not only by bathing. "Grandma's" remedy therapy includes a recipe for garlic ointment. For its preparation, two medium cloves are enough, crushed and 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
A common solution of iodine has a harmful effect on the fungus that has affected the toes. 20 drops are diluted with warm water (3 liters) - and the healing bath is ready. You need to keep your feet in it for a quarter of an hour. Treatment with iodine lasts 2-3 weeks.
Potato peel
Toe fungus is eradicated by steaming the feet in a decoction of potato skins. The affected areas should be kept in the liquid for 25-30 minutes. It is also recommended to wipe the affected areas with potato skins. This way the effect will be stronger. After performing this manipulation, wipe the moisture between the fingers with a napkin and smear with lard.
Compress with birch tar
Birch tar effectively eliminates toe and toe fungus. Before the procedure, the feet should be steamed in soapy water, the peeling scales should be scratched with a pumice stone, the skin should be wiped dry, and then the tar juice should be applied for 90 minutes.
Herbal medicine in the fight against mold
Fungus can be treated gently and painlessly with herbal remedies. Plants placed in the yard or on the side of the road, in the form of infusions and decoctions, have an antiseptic, healing and drying effect on wounds.
Antifungal plant extracts from herbs and flowers are prepared for external use:
- Celandine.
- Calendula.
- Burdock.
- Mint.
- nettle
- St. John's wort.
- Sage.
- Chamomile.
60 milligrams of celandine herb are calculated for 1 liter of water. After boiling, the extract is allowed to boil for 5 minutes. The strained decoction is used for compresses and foot baths, taken for half an hour a day for 21 days. Add 30 ml of vinegar to the boiled stem cake 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 for the whole day. The procedure lasts 3 weeks.
Herbal remedies for external treatment
Burdock juice has a harmful effect on foot fungus. To get it, 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 the rowan leaves, changing them every half day.
To wash your 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 can be achieved in 30-40 days.
Herbal decoction for internal use
Aqueous extracts of well-known medicinal plants help to destroy the fungi that live between the toes:
- Common Burdock.
- Yarrow.
- Wormwood.
- Plantain.
Herbs should 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 injected 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, ringworm can be treated by showering with anti-dandruff shampoo. They should wash their feet regularly, dry them and wear a clean sock at night.
Helpful tools to help
The solution to the problem of candidal foot infections is in 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 baking soda, you can successfully and quickly cure the fungus between your toes.
The molecules of a saturated solution of table salt penetrate deep into the layers of the skin, preventing the development of pathogenic cells. A cotton wool 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 mold
- It is possible to cure athlete's foot in no time! The chicken egg should be placed in a jar, filled with vinegar essence with a concentration of 75%, placed in a dark place, waiting for the shell to dissolve completely. When you remove the egg film in the jar, add butter (5 grams) and mix until smooth. The ointment will be ready in 24 hours. The product will allow you to cure the fungus painlessly and effectively with application twice a day.
- Even ground coffee can cure toenail fungus. Five tablespoons of this drink are boiled in a liter container of 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. After waking up, the feet should be washed with fresh water. The procedure helps to remove the fungus within a month.
- Cloves of garlic, cut in half, wrapped in table salt, can destroy the infection within 10-12 days. They are rubbed on the affected areas and also left on the skin, being bandaged with a bandage.
- You can use a meat grinder to make a paste from the onions to spread on the injured 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 athlete's foot. 15 ml of ammonia solution should be combined with 200 ml of water. For a compress, use a soft cloth soaked in the resulting liquid. At night, use a plastic bag along with a compression bandage. For a full course, 8-10 procedures are enough.
Removing mycosis that has settled between the toes using folk remedies allows you to save money and avoid a number of negative reactions of drug therapy. However, we do not recommend that you take active steps without consulting your doctor!