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Treatment of fungus on the legs with folk remedies

Such an unpleasant, contagious disease, like onychomycosis, is very common.In addition to therapy, using pharmacy ointments and tablets, you can try the methods of treating the fungus on the legs of folk remedies at home.There are many recipes for effective decoctions, tinctures, compresses and other things.Before using the specific method, it is worth finding out the features of the treatment of mycoses and the causes of this ailment.

What is a fungus

Each fifth resident of the planet has onychomycosis.The following types of fungus exist: intercaterial and nail.This ailment is contagious, accompanied by itching, peeling of the skin of the feet.Certain species of fungi cause the disease.Infection can occur due to non-compliance with hygiene rules, fitting someone else's shoes, increased sweating of the legs, visiting public places (sports locker rooms, beaches, saunas).

Folk remedies for nail fungus

Due to the rapid spread of infection, 70% of the planet’s inhabitants have already encountered the foot or nails mycosis.To get rid of this ailment, it is important to organize the process of therapy correctly.

If you started treating the fungus of the legs with folk remedies, adhere to the following recommendations:

  1. Stars for treating damaged nails are best purchased by disposable.Otherwise, you will have to regularly disinfect the pedicure tools in order to prevent re -infection.
  2. Before using potions at home, it is recommended to steam legs, remove damaged areas of nails, loose epithelium tissue, polish the plates, and wash the feet dry.
  3. Throughout the course of treatment, it is important to pay increased attention to hygiene stop.You should constantly treat shoes and clothes to stop the spread of infection.
  4. The patient with onychomycosis should have a separate towel, slippers and other accessories for personal hygiene.Households should be purchased for the prevention of fungus Conducting soap with the addition of a birch tar.

Tea mushroom

Tea fungus for the treatment of fungus on the legs

For the treatment of mycosis, a tea mushroom must be insisted in sugar solution for about 7 days.The resulting mixture is treated with the affected areas.The composition is able to slow down the growth of fungal strains and kill bacteria.

You can treat the disease according to the following recipe:

  1. Free a piece of mushroom from the films, crushed.
  2. Rub the resulting gruel into the nail plates, areas of the skin damaged by the infection.
  3. Repeat 2-3 times every day until the fungus disappears completely.

Soda

The pathogens of fungal infections do not take out an alkaline environment, so soda can be used in the fight against them.A warm bath is prepared for the session: 7 liters of water, 3 tablespoons of soda and grated laundry soap.The legs are lowered into the basin after the complete dissolution of soda and soap.Repeat sessions for at least 4 days in a row.Such procedures are recommended to be combined using drugs to accelerate recovery.

Vinegar

The sour environment prevents the propagation of the dispute, so with home therapy it is worth trying vinegar baths, lotions or ointments.

Below are recipes:

  1. Heat water to 50 ° C, add 200 ml of table vinegar.The volume of vinegar solution should be ankle to the patient.The legs are kept in the bath for 15 minutes, repeat the session 3 times a day.After the session, the limbs are wiped dry, put pure cotton socks.
  2. The mixture is prepared: 2 parts of acetic acid 70 % and 1 part of olive oil, glycerol, dimethylphthalate.The resulting ointment lubricates the affected skin and nails.Leave the composition for 10 hours, after which the legs are washed.

Apple vinegar

In the early stages, the treatment of fungus on the legs with folk remedies can be carried out using apple cider vinegar.The method consists in the use of lotions.Cotton pads are wetted with vinegar and applied to the fingers and nails affected by the fungus for 8-10 hours.The recipe is used for prolonged treatment, until healthy nails appear and the disappearance of signs of the disease.Every week they take a break for 2-3 days.

Iodine

The scope of iodine is not limited to disinfection.Tincture on alcohol helps to cure the fungus.A strong antiseptic has proved its fungicidal properties, therefore it is widely used in home therapy.Treatment of fungus on the legs with folk products based on iodine consists in processing tincture of damaged areas or using warm baths with this drug.

Methods of using the solution for fungal diseases:

  1. Apply iodine one drop to the nail plates affected by the fungus, until completely recovery every day
  2. A little iodine is added to the basin with hot water, hold their legs in the bath for 10 minutes.After that, you need to get rid of infected pieces of nails, and treat the skin with a solution of hydrogen peroxide.

Celandine

Celandine for the treatment of the fungus

In the summer, when unpleasant symptoms appear, you can use the leaves of poisonous celandine grass.

These plants have antiseptic, anti -inflammatory, cauterizing effect.Folk remedies against the fungus on the legs based on poisonous grass instantly kill the infection.

You can use fresh plant juice or prepared decoction of dry leaves.

Juice

To get fresh juice of the plant, you need to pass it through a meat grinder.After that, the pulp is squeezed through a gauze, folded in 3-4 layers.To prepare medicinal tincture, you need 200 ml of juice.200 ml of alcohol with a concentration of 70% is added to it and the mixture is insisted for 24 hours.You can also lubricate the juice obtained after spin, infected areas of the skin and nails.However, such a tool will be stored no longer than 2-3 days, so it is better to insist juice for alcohol.

Before using the drug, you need to wash the feet with warm water and wipe with a towel dry.Alcohol tincture lubricate the feet and problematic nail plates.At least three treatments are done daily.Additionally, it is recommended to use pharmacy antiseptic creams to stop the process of spreading the fungus to accelerate recovery.

Decoction

If there is no way to cook fresh juice, you can use dry grass for decoctions.The celandine is sold in all pharmacies, in addition, the plant can be prepared independently.To prepare a decoction, you need to brew 4 tablespoons of a dry plant 1.5 liters of boiling water.When the drug cools down to a pleasant temperature body, it is used for baths.The feet are kept in a decoction for about 30 minutes.Repeat the procedures regularly until a complete recovery.It is allowed to replace the celandine wormwood or a combination of these plants in the preparation of decoctions.

Propolis

Traditional medicine actively uses this unique product in the fight against a variety of diseases.Propolis helps to remove the fungus on the legs thanks to antibacterial, anti -inflammatory properties.The product is used in a pure form or form of alcohol solution.The product is used until complete recovery.It is important to consider that this method is contraindicated for people with allergies to beekeeping products.

There are several recipes for treating the fungus on the legs using propolis:

  1. Prepare alcohol tincture or buy in a pharmacy prepared.Make a compress from a cotton swab with a solution of propolis to infected areas.Cover the compress with dry cotton wool, bandage, put on warm socks.In the morning, you need to remove the cotton wool and support damaged nails.Repeat manipulation in the evening.
  2. Rinse and steam legs with hot water.Remove the upper layer of damaged skin or nail plate.Put a piece of propolis to a problem place, leave for half an hour.Repeat the procedure 2 times a day for a month.

Garlic juice

The use of garlic against the fungus on the legs

This vegetable is known for its bactericidal properties and is widely used in folk medicine.

For the treatment of onychomycosis, you need to adhere to the following instructions:

  1. Steam the legs in warm water with baking soda, lemon juice, tar soap for 15 minutes.
  2. Mix in equal parts: garlic juice, water, medical alcohol.
  3. The resulting agent treat the nails damaged by the fungus and areas of the skin.

Essential oils

Equally pharmacy antimicotics are natural plant essential oils.They have cleansing, antiseptic, anti -inflammatory properties, help renew the cells of the skin and nails.Different types of essential oils are suitable for the treatment of fungus: lavender, rosemary, ylang-ylang, tea tree extract.You can use this folk remedy for compresses or hot baths.

Recipes:

  1. Baths.In 3 liters of hot water, 10 drops of any essential oil are added.The legs are pre -rinsed with water and placed in fragrant water for 20 minutes.After the bath, wrap the feet with a warm towel for 15 minutes.
  2. Compresses.A small amount of essential oil is heated to 30 ° C.Add 2 tsp.water.The resulting tool is soaked in a cotton swab, applied to the damaged areas of the legs, fixed with a layer.After 40-60 minutes, softened skin or nail is removed, cleaned with a file.

Treatment of neglected form

If the fungus on the legs has already moved into a neglected shape and a large area of the skin of the feet and nail plates is already infected, it is recommended to supplement folk recipes with medications.Severe forms of the disease lead to the fact that patients have to remove infected nail plates.To do this, contact specialists.