Today, widespread mycotic foot infection, popularly called fungus, is a pressing problem for every fifth compatriot. The causative agents are strains of Candida albicans. Pathology requires timely treatment. Advanced disease is more difficult to treat, which causes a number of complications and inconveniences for the patient.
In addition to medical methods of solving mycosis between the fingers, there is a 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, which is why even in the form of generics they have a high price. Grandma's simple recipes will tell you better than a professor how to cure fungus between the toes relatively quickly and without great expense.
Traditional treatment methods have become more popular because they are cheaper and safer (there are no side effects typical of drugs). For many decades, the effectiveness of the methods proposed to humanity by nature itself has been proven.
Vinegar treatment
Fungus between the toes can be quickly and cheaply eliminated with the usual bite of a table or an apple. It is easy to make lotions, poultices and baths. Acetic acid is easily mixed with glycerin, iodine, fruit, vegetable and plant juices and added to homemade fats.
Baths are made from 9% table vinegar. This foot liquid is gently warmed and the affected foot is lowered for 15 minutes.
When preparing homemade fat, vinegar and vegetable oil are taken in equal proportions. Treats even the most advanced toenail fungus. The ointment turns out to be liquid, so a cotton swab is used for application. A lotion made from a gauze mixture plus a warm sock at night will make the patient's life significantly easier from the first days!
Acceleration of the healing of microcracks and ulcers before fungicidal therapy with table acetic acid follows:
- Carrot juice.
- Infusion of calendula flowers.
- Sea buckthorn oil.
In case of severe stinging and burning, the strength of the vinegar solution can be reduced.
The fungus that has formed 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 application until the clinical manifestations of the disease completely disappear. By continuing this treatment for a little more time, it will be possible to completely "throw out" the pathogen.
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 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 feet in saline solution.
After the procedure, clean, ironed socks should be worn on dry feet. Salt baths are recommended before going to bed, regularly for 14 days.
Garlic oil
Fungus between the toes can be cured not only by baths. Therapy with "grandmother's" drugs includes a prescription for garlic ointment. Two medium-sized cloves are sufficient for its preparation, which are 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
Ordinary tincture of iodine has a harmful effect on the fungus that has touched the toes. 20 drops are diluted with warm water (3 liters) - and the medicinal bath is ready. You have to keep your feet in it for a quarter of an hour. Iodine treatment lasts 2-3 weeks.
Peel the potatoes
Fungi on the toes disappear 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 recommended to additionally wipe the affected areas with a potato peel. That way the effect will be stronger. After performing this manipulation, wipe the moisture between the fingers with a towel and apply lard.
Coatings with birch tar
Birch tar effectively eliminates hand and foot fungus. Before the procedure, the feet should be scalded in soapy water, the peeled scales should be scraped off with a pumice stone, the skin should be dried, and then the tar liquid should be applied for 90 minutes.
Herbal medicine in the fight against fungi
Fungi can be treated gently and painlessly with herbal remedies. Plants found in the yard or on the nearest road, in the form of potions and decoctions, exhibit antiseptic, wound healing and drying properties.
Antifungal herbal extracts from herbs and flowers are prepared for external use:
- Celandine.
- Calendula.
- Velcro.
- Mint.
- Nettles.
- St. John's wort.
- Sagas.
- Chamomile.
60 milligrams of celandine plant is calculated for 1 liter of water. After boiling, the extract is left to stand for 5 minutes. The strained decoction is used for poultices and foot baths, taking half an hour a day for 21 days. Add 30 ml of vinegar to the cake of boiled stalks, which you will use as a coating.
Herbs and meadow herbs (mint, chamomile and nettle, St. John's wort, sage) are dried, mashed, mixed and put 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 obtain it, young leaves are collected, hit 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 arabian leaves, changing them every half day.
To wash between the fingers with calendula infusion, it is necessary to take 250 grams of dried flowers and one glass of boiled water. The infusion time is 30-35 minutes. The effect is achieved in 30-40 days.
Herbal decoction for internal use
Water extracts of well-known medicinal plants help to destroy the fungi that live between the toes:
- Common thistle.
- Yarrow.
- Wormwood.
- Plantain.
Herbs must be taken in equal proportions in order to obtain a medicinal mixture. The decoction is prepared in the amount of 5 grams of mixed herbs 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, fungus can be treated by showering with anti-dandruff shampoo. They should wash their feet regularly, dry them and wear clean socks at night.
Handy tools to help
The solution to the problem of candidal foot infections is 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 solution of soda and salt, you can successfully and quickly cure the fungus between the toes.
Molecules of a saturated solution of table salt penetrate deep into the layers of the skin, inhibiting 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.
Food for the treatment of fungi
- Toe fungus can be cured in a short time! The chicken egg should be placed in a jar, filled with vinegar essence of 75% concentration, put in a dark place, wait for the shell to completely dissolve. When removing the foil from the eggs 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 painlessly and effectively cure the fungus by applying it twice a day.
- Even ground coffee can cure mycosis between the toes. Five spoons of this drink are boiled in a liter container with boiling water. For sleeping, 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 get rid of the fungus within a month.
- A slice of garlic, cut in half, rolled in table salt, can destroy the infection within 10-12 days. They are rubbed on the affected areas and also left on the skin, covered with a bandage.
- You can use a meat grinder to make an onion paste to apply to the painful interdigital area. If there are irritated lesions on the skin, add an equal amount of Vaseline to chopped onion.
Ammonia
The main component of the household first aid kit, ammonia, works well in the treatment of foot fungus. 15 ml of ammonia solution must be mixed with 200 ml of water. For the 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 between the toes using folk remedies allows you to save money and avoid a number of side effects of drug therapy. However, we do not recommend taking active steps without consulting a doctor!