Currently, the widespread mycotic infection of the feet, which is called fungus, is an urgent problem for every fifth of our compatriots. The causative agent of the disease is Candida albicans strains. Pathology requires timely treatment. It is more difficult to treat an advanced disease, it causes a number of complexes and worries for the patient.
In addition to medicinal methods to get rid of mycosis 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, so they have a high price in the form of generics. Simple grandmother's recipes will explain better than the professors how to treat the fungus between the toes relatively quickly and inexpensively.
Traditional treatment methods have become more popular because they are cheaper and safer (no side effects typical of drugs). For many decades, the effectiveness of the methods offered to mankind by nature itself has been proven.
Treatment with vinegar
The fungus between the toes can be quickly and cheaply removed with an ordinary table or an apple bite. It is easy to prepare lotions, compresses and baths. 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 fluid is slightly heated and the affected foot is lowered for 15 minutes.
When preparing a homemade ointment, vinegar and vegetable oil are taken in equal proportions. Heals even the most advanced toenail fungus. The ointment is liquid, so a cotton swab is used to apply it. The mixture of gauze lotion and warm socks at night will make 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.
- Infusion of calendula flowers.
- Sea buckthorn oil.
In case of severe tingling and burning, the strength of the vinegar solution may decrease.
The fungus that forms between the fingers is "afraid" of apple acetic acid, 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. By continuing this treatment a little longer, it will be possible to completely "drive out" the pathogen.
Internal intake of apple cider vinegar 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 treated with regular sea salt therapy sessions. Baths are prepared from it at the ratio of 20 grams to 1 liter of hot water. 15-20 minutes is the optimal time to steam the damaged areas of the foot in a saline solution.
After the procedure, you should wear clean, ironed socks on dry feet. It is more appropriate to take a salt bath regularly before going to bed for 14 days.
Garlic ointment
The fungus between the toes can be treated not only with a bath. Treatment with "Grandma's" treatment includes a recipe for garlic ointment. To prepare it, two medium-sized cloves are enough, crushed, 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
Tincture of ordinary iodine has a harmful effect on the fungus that touches the toes. 20 drops are diluted with hot water (3 liters) - and the therapeutic bath is ready. You need to keep your feet for a quarter of an hour. Treatment with iodine lasts 2-3 weeks.
Potato peel
Toe fungus disappears by steaming the feet in a decoction of potato peels. The affected areas should be kept in the liquid for 25-30 minutes. It is recommended to additionally wipe the affected areas with a potato peeler. In this way, the effect will be stronger. After performing this manipulation, wipe with a wet napkin between the fingers and lubricate with pork fat.
Pressed with birch resin
Birch tar effectively eliminates finger and toe fungus. Before the procedure, it is necessary to steam the feet in soapy water, wipe the peeling scales with a pumice stone, dry the skin, and then soak the tar liquid for 90 minutes.
Herbal medicine in the fight against fungus
Fungus can be treated gently and painlessly with herbal remedies. In the yard or on the nearest roadside, plants in the form of infusion and decoction have an antiseptic, wound-healing and drying effect.
Antifungal plant extracts from herbs and flowers are prepared for external use:
- Celandine.
- Calendula.
- burdock root.
- mint
- nettle.
- St. John's wort.
- Sage.
- Chamomile.
60 milligrams of celandine herb is calculated for 1 liter of water. After boiling, the extract is allowed to brew for 5 minutes. Filtered decoction is used for compresses and foot baths, taken half an hour a day for 21 days. To use as a compress, add 30 ml of vinegar to a cake of boiled stems.
Field and meadow herbs (mint, chamomile and nettle, sycamore, sage) are dried, crushed, mixed and put in socks all day. The procedure lasts 3 weeks.
Herbal remedies for external treatment
Burdock juice has a harmful effect on foot fungus. To obtain it, young leaves are collected, beaten with a hammer and wrapped around the legs at night, securing them with a piece of gauze, bandage or socks. Do the same with rowan leaves, changing them every half day.
To wash between your fingers with calendula infusion, you need to take 250 grams of dried flowers and a glass of boiled water. The duration of infusion is 30-35 minutes. The effect can be achieved within 30-40 days.
Herbal decoction for internal use
Aqueous extracts of well-known medicinal plants help to destroy the fungus living between the toes:
- Common burdock.
- Yarrow.
- wormwood.
- plantain.
To get a healing mixture, herbs should be taken in equal proportions. A decoction is prepared at the ratio of 5 grams of mixed plants to 100 ml of water. The extract is brewed for 6 hours, after which it is ready for use in the morning before eating.
Treatment with anti-dandruff shampoo
For those who don't have the time or desire to practice alternative medicine, the fungus can be treated by showering with an anti-dandruff shampoo. They should wash and dry their feet regularly and wear clean socks at night.
Tools to help
The solution to the problem of candidal foot infections lies in the kitchen shelves and in the refrigerator itself. Rock salt and baking 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 treat the fungus between your toes.
Molecules of a saturated solution of table salt penetrate deep into the skin layers and prevent the development of pathogenic cells. 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 for the treatment of fungi
- It is possible to cure toe fungus in a short period of time! Chicken eggs should be placed in a jar, filled with 75% concentrated vinegar essence, put in a dark place, wait for the shell to completely dissolve. While removing the egg film into the jar, add butter (5 grams) and mix until smooth. The ointment will be ready within 24 hours. The product will allow you to treat the fungus painlessly and effectively by applying it twice a day.
- Even ground coffee can treat mycosis between the toes. Five spoons of this drink are brewed in a one-liter container 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. After waking up, feet should be rinsed with clean water. The procedure helps to get rid of the fungus within a month.
- Garlic, cut in half and rolled in table salt, can kill the infection in 10-12 days. They are rubbed on the affected areas and also left on the skin, wrapped with a bandage.
- You can use a meat grinder to make a paste of onions to spread on the painful interdigital area. If you have irritated skin lesions, add an equal amount of petroleum jelly to chopped onion.
Ammonia
Ammonia, the main component of the home first aid kit, works well in the treatment of 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 with a compression bandage. 8-10 procedures are enough for a full course.
Getting rid of mycosis located between the fingers with folk remedies allows you to save money and avoid a number of negative reactions of drug treatment. However, we do not recommend taking active steps without consulting your doctor!