Treatment of nail fungus with folk remedies is widely used in people's daily lives for many good reasons. First of all, it is the naturalness of these 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 supplement treatment with traditional pharmaceuticals and are often advised by doctors themselves to combine them. Moreover, 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 about the most effective and common of them.
Herbal Recipes
This is the most popular category of folk remedies for nail fungus, since many modern pharmaceutical drugs contain components of the usual flora in their composition.
- tea mushroom- one of the most common means against fungal infections. Kombucha from nail fungus is mainly used in the form of lotions and compresses. A slab of kombucha or part of it should be applied to the diseased areas of the nail plates of the hands or feet, wrapped in waterproof material (usually cellophane is more often used) and put on clean socks. The procedure is carried out 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 popular means of combating fungal infections. From nail fungus, celandine can be used both in its pure form and in celandine oil. Soak the juice of the leaves or oil with a cotton swab, apply it to the nail damaged by the fungus and bandage it. Keep such a compress should be 4-5 hours. Lotions to do until the complete rehabilitation of the nail plates.
- Kalanchoe. This common houseplant can also help with fungal diseases. Separate the callanchoe leaf from the film covering it, put it on the nail, wrap it in cellophane and put on a sock. Repeat every evening until recovery, in the morning be sure to treat the nail plate with sterilized manicure accessories.
- 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 joints of the "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 affected skin 2-3 times a day.
- mint. Mix crushed mint leaves with salt and spread the resulting gruel in the interdigital folds for an hour. The compress is applied once or twice a day until healing.
- Poultry or Indian onion. The juice of this plant helps fight nail fungus and fungus in the interdigital area. This juice should be gently rubbed on the infected areas of the skin 1-2 times a day until healing.
- Euphorbia. Half a glass 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 done for about two weeks.
- Thyme. Dilute 3-4 tablespoons of dried herbs in boiling water, cool for an hour. Soak a soft cloth or bandage with the resulting solution and wrap the affected area. It is necessary to endure the compress for two hours twice a week.
- mountain ash. Fresh mountain ash leaves are good for getting rid of harmful fungal spores in spring and summer. Crushed leaves are applied to the diseased area of the skin and fixed with a soft cloth (bandage). Lotions are done daily 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. Lubricate the areas of skin damaged by the fungus with an infusion.
- 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. After the solution has cooled, compresses can be applied to the affected areas.
- Garlic. Grind 1-2 cloves and add a pinch of table salt, strain. Treat diseased skin with an infusion 2-3 times a day.
- burdock. A fresh leaf of this plant should be wiped dry (in no case should it be washed under running water), soften the veins inside the leaf a little (so that the juice of the plant appears) and lubricate theaffected area with, then fix with a bandage and leave to act for several hours. The procedure is carried out within three weeks.
- cocklebur. Squeeze the juice from the leaves, soak it in a cotton swab or other absorbent material and apply it to the infected skin until completely healed.
- Herbal Blend:calendula, oak bark, blackberry, verbena, horsetail. An approximately equal amount of ingredients pour 200 grams of water, put on the stove and boil for 20 minutes. Leave the solution for 2-3 hours, can be taken orally or used for compresses. Inside - a tablespoon 3-4 times a day. Apply compresses before going to bed.
Folk remedies for nail fungus using pharmaceuticals
Although the main ingredients of these 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 inexpensive ways to treat fungal infections.
- Propolis. The treatment of nail fungus with propolis, as well as "herbal" recipes, is a very effective and popular traditional medicine recipe. Moisten a cotton swab with propolis tincture (20%) and apply to infected areas of the skin or nail plate. Apply until a healthy nail grows.
- eucalyptus oil. From eucalyptus oil you can get a good antifungal ointment. 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 for three days in a cold, dark place. Coat the affected area with the skin once a day until the symptoms of the disease disappear.
- Hydrogen peroxide. Before applying the solution, it is necessary to spray the nail plates damaged by the fungus, and then carefully apply the solution with a cotton swab. Wipe the skin twice a day until the signs of illness disappear.
- Salicylic ointment.Treat damaged areas of the skin and nails with a 35% solution of this ointment before going to bed, then wrap them in cellophane and put on socks. Repeat the procedure until complete recovery.
- rosemary oil. Rosemary is also good for toenail and toenail fungus. The oil is suitable for the treatment of arms, legs and torso. Apply at bedtime until signs of mycosis disappear.
- Iodine. Treatment of nail fungus with iodine is one of the simplest, but most effective ways to combat fungal diseases. A 5% iodine solution is gently applied to infected skin areas at least twice a day. The duration of the procedures is 20 days. However, when using the drug, a strong burning sensation may occur. In this case, the number of rubbing 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 any pharmacy, before use it is recommended to wash your feet thoroughly with laundry soap. Method of application: soak a cotton swab in tar and apply to the affected areas, then wrap the foot in a bandage and put on a clean sock. You can also use a special tar soap for nail fungus.
Folk antifungal recipes "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 in popularity to traditional drugs. 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 coffee beans and cool slightly, then briefly lower your hands or feet into the drink. From nail fungus, coffee helps almost immediately: the itching disappears, the skin becomes softer and healthier looking.
- The vinegar. Treatment of nail fungus with vinegar is carried out as follows: the feet should be lowered for several minutes in apple or wine vinegar, after washing them well. Most commonly, vinegar treatment is for foot fungus.
- Lemon. The feet should be steamed well, then dip a cotton swab in lemon juice and make a compress, which lasts 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 boiled water, soak 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, leave for 3-5 days. The infusion should be treated with infected areas of the skin and nails twice a day.
- Eggshell, vinegar and butter ointment. Pour vinegar into an empty egg and put it in a dark place, after the shell has dissolved, remove the film and add butter to the resulting mixture. Treat skin and nails twice daily until healed.