Mycosis, popularly called fungus, is an infectious disease of the feet caused by various types of microscopic fungi. Fungus on the feet is often accompanied by onychomycosis - damage to the nail plate. This disease cannot be ignored because the skin on the feet itches, there is discomfort when walking and the nails deteriorate. Folk remedies for the treatment of foot fungus will help both to eliminate the problem and to prevent it. Unlike antifungal ointments, creams, folk remedies will be safer for human health.
Treatment of foot fungus with folk remedies
Mycosis of the feet occurs in every tenth person, which means that the disease is common. Anyone can catch a fungal infection: in a water park, swimming pool, on the beach, while trying on shoes, after using untreated pedicure accessories. You can also get mycosis due to poor foot hygiene, so it is necessary to treat shoes and change socks in a timely manner.
The first symptoms of mycosis appear between the toes, burning, peeling and itching. The infection then moves to the foot and nail plate. If you do not start treating the nail fungus in time, the top layer of the nail plate will begin to peel off, the nail will deform and change color. It is difficult to cure mycosis in the last stage, so if you notice the first signs of infection - a change in the color of the nails, peeling, itching of the legs, the appearance of scales, rough, reddened skin, you should immediately start treatment for nail fungus with folk remedies. funds.
Recipes from traditional medicine
Folk remedies against toenail fungus can replace pharmaceutical drugs. The infection multiplies quickly in a slightly alkaline, neutral environment, which is why many alternative medicine recipes include baking soda and vinegar. However, ingredients such as iodine, birch tar, essential oils, kombucha, hydrogen peroxide, apricot resin tincture, etc. are also applicable. Treatment of nail fungus with folk remedies will save you from the need to buy antifungal drugs, which can have a negative effect.
Foot baths
Fungus can be treated by making medicated foot baths. They can be based on baking soda. Add soda to hot, but not scalding, water poured into a basin, a special foot bath or other container in the ratio of 1 tablespoon per 2 liters of water. It is good to add sea salt. Continue the procedure for 30 minutes, then dry your feet well and put on clean socks.
For the following recipe, you will need ½ teaspoon of potassium permanganate, 1 tablespoon of grated laundry soap, 1 tablespoon of baking soda, 2 tbsp. spoons of mustard powder per 1 liter of liquid. Feet should be steamed in a warm bath for half an hour. Vinegar baths are also effective. To prepare them, take half a cup of table or apple cider vinegar mixed with a liter of liquid. If you feel discomfort or tingling, add some water to reduce the concentration of vinegar. After the procedure, wipe your feet with a clean towel.
Ointment
Applying an ointment prepared at home promotes rapid recovery. Take 70% acetic acid and glycerin, olive oil, dimethyl phthalate, mix the ingredients in a ratio of 1: 1: 1: 2 until smooth, then apply, leave for 9 hours, then wash your nails with laundry soap. Dimethyl phthalate can be replaced with repudin. Ointment of vinegar, olive oil, glycerin and repudin in the same ratio is applied to the fingers, the affected nails, the feet are lubricated and left for 6 hours.
Another way to prepare the ointment: wash and dry a chicken egg, pour 100 g of vinegar essence, leave for 5-7 days. During this time, the shell will dissolve completely. Add 100 g of melted butter to the resulting mixture, beat to a creamy mixture. Apply the ointment every night on the affected areas of the foot for several hours, wrapping it with a bandage.
If most of the foot is infected, you can use the following method: mix 100 g of vinegar, 40 g of talc, 50 g of glycerin, 700 g of distilled or boiled water until smooth. Leave for three days. Rub 3 tablespoons of the mixture into your feet until completely absorbed. Use for 11 days, then rub in 1 tablespoon for 10 days. The disease will subside after a week, but the course must be completed completely.
Compresses
For treatment, you can use celandine juice. In medicine, celandines, which contain phytoncides, are used to fight skin diseases. Grind the leaves of the plant, mix 1 tablespoon of celandine with 2 drops of tea tree oil. Apply the mixture for 3 hours, wrapping the feet and toes with cling film. You can make an effective decoction of celandines.
Pour any unrefined vegetable oil over the dried leaves so that it covers the plant by about 3 cm. Keep the decoction for 2 hours at room temperature, then send it to any cool place for 2 weeks. After the expiration date, it is filtered. Moisten a cotton pad or clean cloth and apply for 2 hours. Before doing this, steam your feet well. It is possible to treat the fungus with tincture of iodine. Mix 20 ml of iodine, 20 grams of turmeric. Apply a solution of iodine and turmeric twice a day for an hour.
Treatment of foot fungus in children
Folk remedies for the treatment of foot fungus are also applicable for the treatment of infections in children. Mycosis can appear at any age, because the infection is transmitted from person to person, so it is important to immediately identify the disease in a child. For treatment, you can use propolis or apply iodine to the infected areas of the feet and nails. Propolis tincture can be used effectively as compresses: apply propolis to a cotton swab and apply to the foot until the swab is completely dry. Thus, using folk remedies for the treatment of foot fungus, you can easily cure the child's disease without harming health.