The now widespread fungal infection of the feet, popularly called fungus, is an urgent problem for one in five compatriots. The causative agents are strains of Candida albicans. The pathology requires timely treatment. An advanced disease is more difficult to treat, causing the patient a number of complexes and inconveniences.
Along with medicinal methods of eliminating mycosis between the toes, home treatment with folk remedies is of growing interest.
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 generic drugs they have a high cost. Grandma's simple recipes will tell you better than professors how to cure fungus between the toes relatively quickly and without much expense.
Traditional treatment methods have become more popular because they are cheaper and safer (no side effects typical of drugs). The effectiveness of the methods suggested to humanity by nature itself has been demonstrated for many decades.
Treatment with vinegar
Fungus between the toes can be eliminated quickly and cheaply with an ordinary bite of an apple or a table. It is easy to make lotions, compresses and baths from it. Acetic acid can easily be mixed with glycerin, iodine, fruit, vegetable and plant juices and added to homemade ointments.
The baths are made with 9% table vinegar. This foot liquid is slightly warmed and the affected foot is lowered for 15 minutes.
Vinegar and vegetable oil in equal proportions are taken when preparing a homemade ointment. It cures even the most advanced fungus between the toes. 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 greatly facilitate the patient's life from the first days!
Accelerating the healing of microcracks and ulcers before fungicide therapy with table acetic acid is accompanied by:
- Carrot juice.
- Infusion of marigold flowers.
- Sea buckthorn oil.
In case of severe tingling and burning, the strength of the vinegar solution can be reduced.
The fungus that has formed between the fingers is "afraid" of apple acetate, especially when taken in a 1: 1 ratio with iodine solution. The product is intended for daily lubrication until the complete disappearance of the clinical manifestations of the disease. It will be possible to completely "expel" the pathogen by continuing this treatment for a little longer.
Internal intake of apple cider vinegar will help create an acid reaction unfavorable to the pathogenesis of mycosis. The daily dose is 15 ml per glass of water.
Antifungal properties of sea salt
Fungus between toes can be treated 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 foot in a saline solution.
After the procedure, wear clean, ironed socks on dry feet. It is more advisable to take salt baths before bed, regularly for 14 days.
Garlic ointment
Fungus between the toes can be cured not only with baths. Therapy with "grandmother's" remedies involves a recipe for garlic ointment. To prepare it, two medium-sized wedges are enough which, crushed, are 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
An 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 healing bath is ready. You have to keep your legs inside for a quarter of an hour. Iodine treatment lasts 2-3 weeks.
Potato peel
Toe fungus disappears by cooking 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 clean the affected areas with potato peels. This way the effect will be stronger. After performing this manipulation, wipe the moisture between your fingers with a napkin and grease it with pork fat.
Compresses with birch tar
Birch tar effectively eliminates finger and toe fungus. Before the procedure, the feet should be steamed in soapy water, the peeling scales should be scraped with a pumice stone, the skin should be dried, and then a tar liquid should be applied for 90 minutes.
Herbal medicine in the fight against fungi
The fungus can be treated gently and painlessly with herbal remedies. Plants located in the yard or on the nearest roadside, in the form of infusions and decoctions, show an antiseptic, healing and drying effect.
Antifungal plant extracts of herbs and flowers are prepared for external use:
- Celandine.
- Marigold.
- Burdock.
- Mint.
- Nettle.
- St. John's Wort.
- Wise.
- Chamomile.
For 1 liter of water there are 60 milligrams of celandine herb. After boiling, the extract is left to macerate for 5 minutes. The filtered decoction is used for compresses and foot baths, to be taken for half an hour a day for 21 days. Add 30ml 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 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 fungi. To obtain it, young leaves are collected, beaten with a hammer and wrapped around the feet at night, fixing 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 between 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 destroy the fungus that lives between the toes:
- Common burdock.
- Yarrow.
- Absinthe.
- Plantain.
Herbs must 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 infused for 6 hours, after which it is ready for use in the morning before meals.
Treatment with anti-dandruff shampoo
For those who do not have the time or desire to engage in alternative medicine techniques, the fungus can be treated by taking a shower 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 candida foot infections can be found 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 salt and soda, you can successfully and quickly cure fungus between the toes.
The molecules of a saturated solution of table salt penetrate deep into the skin layers, inhibiting the development of pathogenic cells. A cotton ball 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
- Curing mycosis of the toes in a short time is possible! 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 the 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 one application twice a day.
- Ground coffee can also cure fungal infection 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, the feet should be rinsed with fresh water. The procedure helps to get rid of the fungus within a month.
- Garlic cloves, 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, wrapped with a bandage.
- You can use a meat grinder to make an onion paste to spread on the painful interdigital area. If there are irritated lesions on the skin, add an equal amount of Vaseline to the chopped onion.
Ammonia
The main component of a home first aid kit, ammonia, works well in treating foot fungus. 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.
Getting rid of the mycosis that has settled between the fingers using folk remedies allows you to save money and avoid a number of adverse reactions to drug therapy. However, we do not advise you to take active actions without consulting your doctor!