Foot fungus is a disease whose signs are recorded in about 20% of people. Mycosis is easy to catch by stepping barefoot on a damp pool floor or sports locker room, but it is not so easy to cure. You need to start therapy quickly, with the onset of the first symptoms. To do this, use any folk remedy for foot fungus in combination with medications prescribed by your doctor.
How to get rid of fungus on the feet of folk remedies
There are many ways to remove fungus on the feet of folk remedies. The most famous of them are birch tar, garlic and garlic, soda and salt, celandine, vinegar. All of them can alleviate the condition of onychomycosis, and with regular use they help in healing.
Birch tar
A well-known folk remedy for fungus on the feet. Tar contains up to 15% tannins, phenols, alkaloids, essential oils, small amounts of carcinogens. It is not known when tar was first used for medicinal purposes, but traditional medicine has long known how to treat fungi using this viscous and astringent birch distillation product.
When applied to the feet, tar acts on several problems at once. It will soften keratinized areas, alleviate inflammation and create unfavorable conditions for infection.
The simplest folk remedy based on it is tar soap. It is suitable for various procedures:
- Soap lotions. Rub the soap into the powder, dilute with water to a semi-liquid consistency, apply to the affected feet, fix with a band-aid and leave for 3 hours.
- Bathrooms. Rub soap, weigh 3 tbsp. l. Fill the basin with hot water and dilute the soap powder. Steam your feet for a quarter of an hour.
- Rubbing. Grind a little tar soap into a powder, weigh 1 tsp. Add 2 tbsp. l. water and 1 tsp. soda. Apply the mixture on the toenail affected by the fungus before bed, rinse the rest in the morning. Repeat daily.
If there is no soap, but there is pure tar, it can be made into ointment. According to the folk recipe, you can use badger ointment or any neutral cream as a base. Equal parts of base and tar are mixed and used to lubricate the affected areas on the feet. After two hours, rinse the skin to remove excess fat.
You can improve the folk recipe with sulfur powder. Take 2 parts tar, 1 part sulfur, 1 part cream or badger fat. The composition must be heated and mixed thoroughly. Apply the finished ointment on the toenails and cover with a band-aid.
Antifungal vegetables - garlic and garlic
Onions and garlic are the most effective foods for fungal infections. They cleanse the skin, strengthen the body's immune defenses and work great in tandem. In folk medicine they are used for a wide range of diseases.
Garlic is rich in phytoncides, allicin (a substance with strong fungicidal action), essential oils. Onions are rich in phytoncides and essential oils, flavonoids.
For fungus on the feet, apply the vegetables externally, alone or in a mixture:
- Garlic juice. Crush the cloves, squeeze the juice and apply to the feet twice a day with any applicator, but not the toes.
- Garlic and garlic juice. Chop 4 cloves of garlic, pour with 1 tbsp. l. onion juice. Apply and hold the composition on the feet with a bandage or bandage for half an hour.
- Onion compresses. Chop the onion, mix with Vaseline in equal proportions. Apply to the skin on the feet daily for 10-15 days.
- Applications with garlic. There is no time to squeeze the garlic juice - just cut the clove in half, sprinkle with salt and rub the affected skin in half.
- Garlic lotion. Prepare garlic mash and squeeze the juice. Mix 1 part juice with 1 part water and 1 part rubbing alcohol. Apply the resulting lotion to the affected area on the feet.
Essential oils
In the recipes that folk medicine recommends for fungus on the feet, various essential oils are often mentioned - cloves, cinnamon, thyme, cassia oil, geranium, oregano and lemongrass.
But tea tree essential oil is the most sought after. It is a powerful antiseptic of high concentration. Use it carefully so as not to cause burns, redness or skin irritation.
There are several versions of the use of folk remedies - you can rub pure oil or dissolve it in baths.
To prepare a medicinal bath, use the following proportions: 1 liter of water, 1 tsp. soda, 1 tbsp. l. salt, 15 drops of oil, 1 tbsp. l. honey. If you need more mixture, multiply the amount of all the components. Baths are performed for 20 minutes, every day without gaps for 1-3 months.
Herbs for baths
Herbal baths are soft folk remedies against foot fungus. Just make sure you don't have allergic reactions to the plants that make up the composition.
A simple folk recipe includes burdock leaves, yarrow, plantain and wormwood. Mix the herbs in equal proportions, for example, 2 tbsp. l. Pour boiling water over the raw material, wait until it cools down a bit, fill the basin with broth and soak your feet. After a few days of daily steaming, the condition will improve.
A good effect gives a decoction of oak bark. Prepare it at the rate of 4 tbsp. l. dry raw materials per 1 liter of water. Add 2 drops of peppermint essential oil and 10 drops of tea tree oil, stir and cool. After an hour, mix the broth, 3 liters of hot water and 2 tbsp. l. soda. You can keep your feet in such a mixture for 30 minutes. Take the time to do this in your daily schedule. The course usually lasts 2 weeks.
Soda and salt
Folk recipes based on salt and soda are extremely easy to prepare. Take a bath basin, pour hot water, add a couple of tablespoons of baking soda and the same amount of salt (ordinary, sea or iodized), stir. If you have non-iodized salt, add a few drops of iodine. Pair your legs daily until the symptoms disappear.
Baking soda is good for compresses on the feet. Prepare a liter of water, a teaspoon of baking soda, soak socks in it, squeeze a little. They need to be worn on your feet for a long time, so put shoe covers / plastic bags on top or simply wrap your feet in cling film. Leave this compress on your feet for 2 hours. Repeat daily for 1. 5 months.
Rowan
Underestimated folk remedy for the treatment of mycoses. According to the recipe, fresh leaves of rowan must be kneaded so that the juice appears and applied to the feet. It is recommended to wrap it on top with a burdock leaf, but you can do without it. Next, you need to wrap your leg in a bandage and leave the compress on for a day. Then change to fresh. It should be treated for 7-10 days.
Tea mushroom
Another popular recipe for foot fungus includes kombucha. Medusomicete contains lipic acid and yeast which have weak antifungal action.
The fungus can be improved by using an infusion that accumulates over three months.
Such a concentrated remedy will help against nail fungus. Prepare the infusion: cook for 40 minutes and strain. Moisten cotton wool with broth, apply and fix overnight. In the morning, remove the diseased part of the nail and treat with iodine.
Another popular recipe for treating fungus recommends cutting off a portion of the mushroom, mashing it into a puree, and rubbing it into your feet and nails twice a day.
Celandine
The poisonous plant has a complex disinfecting, anti-inflammatory and soothing effect on the skin. Celandine oil is widely used in the treatment of skin diseases, and is a well-known folk remedy for nail fungus.
Celandine treatment does not require complex manipulations. Just steam your feet in baking soda and lubricate the affected areas with vegetable oil.
The oil is suitable for medical dressings. To do this, apply it to a cotton swab, apply to the affected area and fix for half an hour. Do this twice a day for 3-4 weeks.
Kalanchoe
Among the methods of treating fungus on the feet folk remedies are often mentioned room aloe. Grind 2-3 leaves of the plant, pour boiling water and leave for 3 hours. Moisten cotton wool or gauze in the resulting solution and treat the affected area once a day. Aloe softens the skin and accelerates healing. It works best with nail fungus.
Vinegar
Vinegar, popular in folk recipes, creates an environment that is destructive to fungi, but can also corrode the skin on the feet. Use it carefully, in small concentrations and only if there are no ulcers or erosions:
- Soak in a solution of wine or apple cider vinegar (1 part vinegar to 6 parts water) for 15 minutes every other day until healthy nails grow.
- Soak the socks in vinegar and put on your feet overnight, repeating daily until the symptoms disappear.
- Lubricate the affected areas with a mixture of equal amounts of vinegar essence and carrot juice (1 tablespoon) every day until health is restored.
Use vinegar on shoes that come in contact with the affected skin on your feet. Take 70% acetic acid, moisten a tampon, wipe the inner surface, leave in the shoes for 48 hours, putting the shoes in a well-closed bag. Then ventilate.
Don’t forget socks and tights - it’s better to cook them than just wash them.
Simple home remedies for first aid
In addition to expensive fungicides, there are many simple pharmaceutical drugs that can be used if the fungus on the feet has not yet started so badly. Knowing how to deal with the fungus such drugs, you can use the available folk remedies.
Boric acid
An antiseptic that causes coagulation and denaturation of proteins of pathogenic microorganisms. In folk recipes, the drug is used only topically, and best of all helps with fungus on the nail plate.
Steam your feet in a bath of soap and baking soda, peel the coarse tissue with blue, trim your nails and trim them. Then apply boric alcohol to the affected areas. Repeat the procedure daily. Use disinfectant for socks, tights and shoes.
Hydrogen peroxide
Peroxide can be used as compresses. According to folk recipes, it is necessary to apply the pharmaceutical preparation on gauze, apply on the affected skin for half an hour. Repeat every night and morning for a week.
The peroxide will prevent the fungus from spreading to other areas.
Iodine
Even without knowing how to cure fungus on your feet, you will most likely remember this antiseptic, familiar to everyone from childhood. This drug is used as part of the folk treatment of mycoses. It can be used to make trays and lotions.
Prepare 5 liters of water and add 3 tbsp. l. iodine. Immerse your feet in such a concentrated bath for 20 minutes, then dry. Repeat every other day.
For lotions, dilute an equal amount of iodine and alcohol, dip a cotton pad into the mixture and soak the skin on your feet. Apply at bedtime daily for 5-10 days until symptoms subside.
Iodine is not used for intolerance to this element and for any thyroid disease.
Drops with essential oils
A medicine prescribed for the common cold. But it is also effective against some fungi. Those who have tried the folk method on themselves, recommend daily application of the product on the affected area of skin and nails after mating. The substances in the composition of the medicine have antiseptic properties, destroy fungi, viruses and bacteria, and help in the complex treatment of mycoses on the feet.
This is not a complete list of folk remedies for treating nail fungus. But whatever you choose, be sure to consult your doctor before use. In the case of neglected fungus, weakened immunity and other aggravating factors, folk recipes may be ineffective. But with properly selected drug therapy, such drugs will be a great addition to a complex treatment.