Treating nail fungus with folk remedies is widely used in people's daily lives for many good reasons. First of all, this is the naturalness of such drugs and the almost 100% absence of side effects (the only exception, perhaps, is the partial rejection by the body of individual components).
In addition, "folk" recipes can successfully complement treatment with traditional medicines and are often recommended by doctors themselves for combination. The price factor also plays an important role in their popularity.
There are many folk recipes for combating fungal diseases, including in the groin and ears. In this article you can read about the most effective and common of them.
Recipes with plants
This is the most popular category of folk remedies for nail fungus, since many modern medicines contain components of the usual flora in their composition.
- tea fungus- one of the most common antifungal agents. Kombucha from nail fungus is mainly used in the form of lotions and compresses. A Kombucha sheet or part of it should be applied to the diseased areas of the nail plates of the hands or feet, wrapped with waterproof material (cellophane is usually used more often) and put on clean socks. The procedure is carried out in the evening just before bedtime, the compress is removed in the morning. After applying the compress, be sure to rinse the affected area with water, clean the nail plates, and then lubricate them with iodine.
- celandine. Another leading folk way to combat fungal infections. From nail fungus, celandine can be used both in its pure form and celandine oil. Soak the juice of the leaves or oil with a cotton swab, apply to the nail damaged by the fungus and bandage. Hold such a compress should last 4 to 5 hours. Lotions until complete rehabilitation of the nail plates.
- Kalanchoe. This nasty houseplant can also help fight fungal diseases. Separate the callanchoe leaf from the foil covering it, put it on the nail, wrap it in cellophane and put on a sock. Repeat this every night until recovery. Be sure to treat the nail plate with sterilized manicure accessories in the morning.
- Golden mustache. You can make a tincture from this plant yourself, but to save time, you can buy it at a pharmacy. Tincture recipe: pour 50 pieces of "Golden Mustache" with half a liter of vodka or pure alcohol, leave for 14 days. Then one part of the tincture must be diluted with three parts of water. Massage into affected skin 2-3 times a day.
- mint. Mix crushed mint leaves with salt and spread the resulting slurry in the interdigital folds for an hour. The compress is applied once or twice a day until recovery.
- Poultry or Indian Onion. The juice of this plant helps with nail fungus and fungus of the interdigital zone. This juice must be gently rubbed into the infected areas of the skin 1 to 2 times a day until recovery.
- spurge. Half a glass of dry plant collection should be diluted with a liter of boiling water and infused in a water bath for half an hour. Use the infusion for 7-10 days.
- pine cones and needles. Pour 250 grams of crushed needles or cones with alcohol (at least 70%) and leave in a dark place for two weeks. On average, such compresses should be done for about two weeks.
- thyme. Dilute 3-4 tablespoons of dried herbs in boiling water, leave to cool for an hour. Soak a soft cloth or bandage in the resulting solution and wrap the affected area. It is necessary to withstand the compress for two hours twice a week.
- rowan. Fresh rowan leaves are good for getting rid of harmful fungal spores in spring and summer. Crushed leaves are applied to the diseased skin area and fixed with a soft cloth (bandage). Lotions are made every day for 30 days.
- Air. The roots of this plant are sold in pharmacies. Grind the root, add 100 ml of boiling water, pass through a sieve. Take orally 2-3 times a day.
- purple. Another antifungal recipe for spring. Add a glass of medicinal alcohol to fresh lilac flowers and leave for 15 days. Lubricate the areas of the skin damaged by the fungus with infusion.
- pear. Crushed pear leaves have a healing effect similar to antibiotics. Dilute 1 teaspoon of crushed leaves in 250 grams of warm water and heat a little on the stove. After the solution has cooled, compresses can be placed on the affected areas.
- garlic. Grind 1-2 cloves and add a little table salt, strain. Treat the diseased skin with an infusion 2-3 times a day.
- burdock. A fresh leaf of this plant should be wiped (in no case washed under running water), slightly soften the veins on the inside of the leaf (so that the sap of the plant appears), and then lubricate the affected area with it, fix with a bandage and leave for several hours. The procedure is carried out within three weeks.
- cocklebur. Squeeze the juice from the leaves, soak a cotton swab or other absorbent material with it and apply to the infected skin until full recovery.
- herbal mixture:Calendula, oak bark, blackberry, verbena, horsetail. Approximately the same amount of ingredients pour 200 grams of water, put on the stove and boil for 20 minutes. Leave the solution on for 2-3 hours, can be taken orally or used for compresses. Inside - a tablespoon 3-4 times a day. Apply compresses before bed.
Folk remedies for nail fungus with medicines
Although the main ingredients of such folk recipes are sold in an ordinary pharmacy, they still have a number of features that distinguish them from highly specialized antifungal ointments. Firstly, the price differs significantly (as a rule, it is much lower), and secondly, "folk remedies" are only one of the components of the recipe, and the method of their application was developed decades ago. Below is a list of the most popular and economical methods oftreatment of fungal infections.
- propolis. Treatment of nail fungus with propolis along with "herbal recipes" is a very effective and popular traditional medicine recipe. Moisten a cotton swab with propolis tincture (20%) and apply to the infected areas of the skin or nail plate. Apply until a healthy nail grows.
- eucalyptus oil. A good antifungal ointment can be obtained from the oil of the eucalyptus tree. It is necessary to mix 30-40 grams of oil with 15 grams of honey and add half a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar. Leave the mixture in a cold, dark place for three days. Lubricate the affected area of \u200b\u200bthe skin once a day until the symptoms of the disease disappear.
- hydrogen peroxide. Before applying the solution, it is necessary to steam the nail plates damaged by the fungus, and only then gently apply the solution with a cotton swab. Wipe the skin twice a day until the signs of the disease disappear.
- salicylic ointment.Treat damaged areas of skin and nail plates with a 35% solution of this ointment before bedtime, then wrap with cellophane and put on socks. Repeat the process until full recovery.
- rosemary oil. Rosemary is also good for foot and fingernail fungus. The oil is suitable for treating arms, legs and torso. Apply before bedtime until the signs of mycosis disappear.
- iodine. Treating nail fungus with iodine is one of the simplest but most effective ways to combat fungal diseases. At least twice a day, a 5% iodine solution is gently applied to the infected areas of the skin. The duration of the procedure is 20 days. However, when using the drug, a strong burning sensation may occur. In this case, the number of rubs should be reduced to 1 time per day.
- A solution of glycerin, iodine and vinegar. Mix in the following proportions: a tablespoon of glycerin, iodine, vinegar, 2 tablespoons of boiled water. Lubricate the affected skin with the resulting solution overnight.
- birch tar. It is sold in every pharmacy, before use it is recommended to wash your feet well with laundry soap. Method of application: Soak a cotton swab in tar and apply to the affected areas, then wrap the foot with a bandage and put on a clean sock. You can also use a special tar soap for nail fungus.
Folk recipes from mushrooms "from the pantry"
This category of folk remedies for fungal infections can be found right on the kitchen shelves of your home. Treatment of nail fungus with such folk remedies is in no way inferior to traditional medicine. The most popular products and recipes from them:
- Coffee. A very popular means of combating mycosis, and therefore one of the most effective. It is necessary to brew strong grain coffee and let it cool slightly, then briefly dip your hands or feet in the drink. With nail fungus, coffee helps almost immediately: itching disappears, the skin becomes softer and looks healthier.
- Vinegar. Treatment of nail fungus with vinegar is carried out as follows: feet should be lowered in apple or wine vinegar for several minutes, after washing them well. The most common is the vinegar treatment for athlete's foot.
- lemon. Feet should be well steamed, then dip a cotton swab in lemon juice and make a compress, which will last no more than an hour.
- Salt. Sea salt from nail fungus is used in the form of daily foot baths (hands can also be steamed). Recipe: Dissolve 100 grams of sea salt and 4 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar in 5 liters of boiling water and dip your feet in the resulting solution for half an hour.
- vodka. In a quarter cup of vodka add a teaspoon of lemon juice and half a teaspoon of potassium permanganate, mix and leave for 3-5 days. Infusion should be treated with infected areas of the skin and nail plates twice a day.
- Eggshell ointment, vinegar and butter. Pour vinegar into an empty egg and put in a dark place. After the peel has dissolved, remove the film and add butter to the resulting mixture. Treat skin and nails twice a day until recovery.