Nowadays, widespread fungal infection of the feet, commonly known as fungus, is an urgent problem for every fifth countryman. The causative agent is a strain of Candida albicans. The disease requires timely treatment. Late-stage disease is more difficult to treat, causing patients many complications and inconveniences.
Along with medicinal methods to treat toe fungus, home treatment with folk remedies is increasingly receiving attention.
The most popular folk methods
Antifungal drugs are produced on the basis of expensive substances synthesized abroad, which is why even in generic form they have a high cost. Grandma's simple recipes will tell you better than professors how to treat fungus between the toes relatively quickly and without much expense.
Traditional treatments have become more popular because they are cheaper and safer (without the typical side effects of drugs). For many decades, the effectiveness of the methods proposed by nature to humanity has been proven.
Treatment with vinegar
Fungus between the toes can be quickly and inexpensively removed by biting a regular table or apple. It is easy to make lotions, compresses and baths from it. Acetic acid is easily mixed with glycerin, iodine, fruit, vegetable and vegetable juices and added to homemade ointments.
The bath is made from 9% vinegar. This leg fluid is slightly warmed and the affected leg is lowered for 15 minutes.
Vinegar and vegetable oil are used 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 people use a cotton swab to apply it. A mixed compress plus a warm sock at night will make the patient's life significantly easier from the first days!
Accelerates the healing of small cracks and ulcers before treatment with a tabletop acetic acid fungicide that comes with:
- Carrot juice.
- Infusion of calendula flowers.
- Sea cabbage oil.
In cases of severe tingling and burning, the strength of the vinegar solution may be reduced.
The fungus that grows between the fingers is "afraid" of acetate acid in apples, especially if it is taken in a 1: 1 ratio with iodine solution. The product is used for daily lubrication until the clinical manifestations of the disease disappear completely. It will be possible to completely eliminate the pathogen by continuing this treatment for a while longer.
Taking apple cider vinegar inside will help create an acidic reaction that is not beneficial to the pathogenesis of fungal diseases. 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 at the rate of 20 grams per 1 liter of warm but not hot water. 15-20 minutes is the optimal time to steam the damaged foot area in a salt water solution.
After the procedure, you should put on clean, ironed socks on dry feet. It's better to take a salt bath before going to bed, regularly for 14 days.
Garlic ointment
Fungus between the toes can be cured not only by bathing. Treatment with "grandmother's" remedies includes a recipe for garlic ointment. To prepare, just two medium-sized cloves, crushed, mixed with 100 g of melted butter. Leave for 24 hours until ready to use. Course duration is 1 month.
iodine bath
A common tincture of iodine has a detrimental effect on the fungus that has touched the toe. 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. Iodine treatment lasts 2-3 weeks.
Potato peels
Toe fungus disappears by steaming feet in potato peel broth. The affected areas should be kept in the liquid for 25-30 minutes. It is recommended to additionally wipe the affected areas with potato peels. This way, the effect will be stronger. Having done this, blot the moisture between your fingers with a napkin and grease with lard.
Compressed with birch tar
Birch sap effectively eliminates finger and toe fungus. Before the procedure, the foot must be steamed in soapy water, peeled off the scales with a pumice stone, dried and then applied with tar liquid for 90 minutes.
Herbal medicine in the fight against fungus
Fungus can be treated gently and painlessly with herbal remedies. Plants grown in the yard or on the nearest roadside, in the form of infusions and decoctions, have an antiseptic, wound-healing and drying effect.
Antifungal plant extracts from herbs and flowers prepared for external use:
- Celandine.
- Calendar.
- Burdock.
- Mint.
- Nettle.
- John's wort.
- Sage.
- Chrysanthemum.
60 milligrams of celandine grass is calculated for 1 liter of water. After boiling, the extract was left to stand for 5 minutes. The decoction is used to compress and soak the feet and is taken half an hour a day for 21 days. Add 30ml of vinegar to the boiled tree trunk cake to use as a compress.
Field and meadow herbs (mint, chamomile and nettle, St. John's wort, sage) are dried, crushed, mixed and put in all day. The procedure lasts 3 weeks.
Herbal remedies for external diseases
Burdock juice has a detrimental effect on foot fungus. To get it, young leaves are collected, beaten with a hammer and wrapped around the feet at night, fixing them with a piece of gauze, bandage or sock. Do the same with rowan leaves, changing the leaves every half day.
To wash between the fingers with chamomile infusion, you need to take 250 grams of dried flowers and a glass of boiled water. Infusion time is 30-35 minutes. The effect can be achieved in 30-40 days.
Herbal decoction for internal use
Aqueous extracts of famous medicinal plants help destroy fungi living between the toes:
- Common burdock.
- yarrow.
- Mugwort.
- banana.
Herbs must be used in equal proportions to get a healing mixture. The decoction is prepared at a ratio of 5 grams of mixed plant per 100 ml of water. The extract is infused for 6 hours, after which it can be used in the morning before meals.
Treat with anti-dandruff shampoo
For those who don't have the time or don't want to bother with alternative medicine techniques, fungus can be treated by bathing with anti-dandruff shampoo. They should wash their feet regularly, dry them, and wear clean socks at night.
Useful tools to help
The solution to the problem of fungal foot infections is on the kitchen counter and in the refrigerator. Rock salt and soda, which every housewife has at hand, can be used as an effective home treatment. If you regularly steam your feet in a solution of soda salt, you can successfully and quickly cure the fungus between the toes.
Molecules of saturated salt solution penetrate deep into the skin layers, inhibiting the growth of pathogenic cells. A cotton ball moistened with this product is inserted into the perineum of the knuckles without causing pain or burning. After the first two weeks of salt treatment, the itching disappears and after 2 months the cracks heal.
Antifungal foods
- Toe fungus can be cured in a short time! Chicken eggs should be put in a jar, filled with 75% vinegar essence, placed in a dark place, and wait for the shell to completely dissolve. When removing the egg membrane into the jar, add butter (5 grams) and stir well until smooth. The ointment will be ready after 24 hours. The product will allow you to treat fungus painlessly and effectively by using it twice daily.
- Even ground coffee can cure fungus between the toes. Five tablespoons of this drink are brewed in a liter container with boiling water. To go to bed, the cooled infusion is poured into a basin and the feet are soaked for 30 minutes. Wear cotton socks when your feet are wet. After waking up, wash your feet with clean water. This procedure eliminates the fungus within a month.
- Garlic cut in half and rolled in salt can kill 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 create a paste from onions to apply to the area between the painful fingers. If there is irritation on the skin, add an equal amount of kerosene to the chopped onion.
Ammonia
The main ingredient of a home first aid kit is ammonia, which is effective in treating foot fungus. 15 ml of ammonia solution must be mixed with 200 ml of water. For compresses, 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.
Eliminating mycosis between the fingers with folk remedies allows you to save money and avoid some adverse reactions to drug treatment. However, we do not recommend taking active steps without consulting your doctor!