The treatment of 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 almost 100% lack of side effects (the only exception, perhaps, is the partial rejection of the body of individual components).
In addition, "folk" recipes are able to successfully supplement treatment with traditional pharmaceuticals and are often advised by doctors themselves to combine them. Also, the price factor plays an important role in their popularity.
There are many folk recipes aimed at combating fungal diseases, including in the groin and ears. In this article you can read the most effective and common of them.
Recipes with the help of plants
This is the most popular category of folk remedies for the treatment of nail fungus, as many modern pharmaceutical drugs contain components of the usual flora.
- Tea sponge- one of the most common remedies against fungal infections. Kombucha of nail fungus is used mainly in the form of lotions and compresses. A plate of kombucha or part of it should be applied to the affected areas of the nail plates of the hands or feet, wrapped in waterproof material (usually cellophane is more commonly used) and clean socks should be worn. The procedure is performed in the evening, shortly before bedtime, the compress is removed in the morning. After applying the compress, be sure to rinse the affected area with water and clean the nail plates, then lubricate with iodine.
- Celandine. Another leading folk remedy for fungal infections. From nail fungus celandine can be used both in pure form and in celandine oil. Soak the juice from the leaves or oil with a cotton swab, apply to the nail damaged by the fungus and bandage it. Keep such a compress should be from 4 to 5 hours. Lotions should be made until the complete rehabilitation of the nail plates.
- Kalanchoe. This common houseplant can also help fight fungal diseases. Separate the Kalanchoe leaf from the film covering it, place it on the nail, wrap it in cellophane and put on a sock. Repeat every night until recovery, in the morning do not forget to treat the nail plate with sterilized manicure accessories.
- Golden mustache. You can make your own tincture of this plant, but to save time you can buy it at a pharmacy. Recipe for tincture: pour 50 joints of "golden mustache" with half a liter of vodka or pure alcohol, leave for 14 days. Then one part of the tincture should be diluted with three parts of water. Rub into the affected skin 2-3 times a day.
- mint. Mix the 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 onions. The juice of this plant helps with nail fungus and fungus on the interdigital area. This juice should be gently rubbed into the infected areas of the skin 1 to 2 times a day until recovery.
- Spurge. Half a cup of dry plant collection should be diluted with a liter of boiling water and infused for half an hour in a water bath. 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 made in 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 with the resulting solution and wrap the affected area. You need 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. The crushed leaves are applied to the affected area of skin 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, strain through a sieve. Take orally 2-3 times a day.
- Lilac. Another "spring" antifungal recipe. Add a glass of medical alcohol to fresh lilac flowers, leave for 15 days. Apply infusion to the areas of skin damaged by the fungus.
- pear. Crushed pear leaves have a healing effect similar to antibiotics. Dilute 1 teaspoon of crushed leaves with 250 grams of warm water and heat a little on the stove. Once the solution has cooled, compresses can be applied to the affected areas.
- Garlic. Grind 1-2 cloves and add salt, strain. Treat diseased skin with infusion 2-3 times a day.
- burdock. Fresh leaf of this plant should be wiped (in no case should be washed under running water), soften a little veins on the inside of the leaf (so that the juice of the plant) and smear it on the affectedarea, then fix with a bandage and leave for several hours. The procedure is performed within three weeks.
- knuckle. Squeeze the juice from the leaves, soak a cotton swab or other absorbent material with it and apply on the infected skin until complete recovery.
- Herbal mixture:calendula, oak bark, blackberry, vervain, horsetail herb. Approximately equal amount of ingredients are poured with 200 grams of water, put on the stove and boil for 20 minutes. Leave the solution for 2-3 hours, it can be taken orally or used for compresses. Inside - one tablespoon 3-4 times a day. Apply compresses at bedtime.
Folk remedies for the treatment of nail fungus with the help of pharmaceuticals
Despite the fact that the main ingredients of such folk recipes are sold in ordinary pharmacies, they still have a number of characteristics that distinguish them from highly specialized antifungal ointments. First, the price varies considerably (usually much lower), and secondly, "folk" remedies are only one component of the recipe, and the method of their application was developed decades ago. Below is a list of the mostpopular and economical ways to treat fungal infections.
- propolis. The treatment of nail fungus with propolis, along with "herbal" recipes, is a very effective and popular recipe from traditional medicine. Moisten a cotton swab with propolis tincture (20%) and apply to infected areas of skin or nail plate. Apply until a healthy nail grows.
- Eucalyptus oil. You can get a good antifungal ointment from eucalyptus oil. It is necessary to mix 30-40 grams of butter with 15 grams of honey and add half a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar. Leave the mixture for three days in a cool, dark place. Apply to the affected area of skin once a day until the symptoms of the disease disappear.
- Hydrogen peroxide. Before applying the solution, it is necessary to evaporate the nail plates damaged by the fungus, and only then carefully apply the solution with a cotton swab. Wipe the skin twice a day until the signs of the disease disappear.
- Salicylic ointment.Treat the damaged areas of the skin and nails with a 35% solution of this ointment before bedtime, then wrap with cellophane and put on socks. Repeat the procedure until complete recovery.
- rosemary oil. Rosemary is also good for fungus on the nails of the feet and hands. The oil is suitable for treating the arms, legs and torso. Apply at bedtime until the signs of mycosis disappear.
- iodine. Iodine nail fungus treatment is one of the simplest but most effective ways to fight fungal infections. 5% iodine solution is gently applied to infected skin areas at least twice a day. The duration of the procedures is 20 days. However, a strong burning sensation may occur when using the medicine. In this case, the amount of friction should be reduced to 1 time per day.
- Solution of glycerin, iodine and vinegar. Mix in the following proportions: one tablespoon of glycerin, iodine, vinegar, 2 tablespoons of boiled water. Apply the resulting solution to the affected skin 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 with tar and apply on 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 antifungal recipes "from the closet"
This category of folk remedies against fungal infections can be found right on the kitchen shelves of your home. The treatment of nail fungus with such folk remedies is in no way inferior in popularity to traditional medicines. The most popular products and recipes from them:
- coffee. Very popular remedy for mycosis and therefore one of the most effective. You need to make strong coffee beans and leave it to cool slightly, then briefly dip your hands or feet in the drink. From nail fungus coffee helps almost immediately: the itching disappears, the skin becomes softer and looks healthier.
- vinegar. The treatment of nail fungus with vinegar is as follows: the feet should be dipped for a few minutes in apple or wine vinegar, after washing well. The most common treatment with vinegar is for foot fungus.
- Lemon. The feet should be well steamed, then dip a cotton swab in lemon juice and make a compress lasting no more than an hour.
- Sol. 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 boiled water, 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, stir, leave for 3-5 days. The infusion should be treated with infected areas of skin and nail plates twice a day.
- Ointment from eggshells, vinegar and butter. Pour the vinegar into an empty egg and place in a dark place after the shell has dissolved, remove the film and add oil to the resulting mixture. Treat skin and nails twice a day until recovery.