Nail fungus treatment with folk remedies is widely used in people's daily life 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 of the body of individual components).
In addition, "folk" recipes are able to successfully complement treatment with traditional drugs and are often recommended by doctors themselves to combine them. Furthermore, the price factor plays a large part 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 ones.
Plant-based recipes
This is the most popular category of folk remedies for nail fungus, as many modern drugs contain components of the normal flora in their composition.
- Tea mushroom- one of the most common means against mycoses. Kombucha from 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 diseased areas of the fingernails or toenails, 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 and clean your nails, then lubricate with iodine.
- celandine. Another popular way to fight fungal infections. From nail fungus, celandine can be used both in its pure form and in celandine oil. Soak the juice from the leaves or oil with a cotton ball, apply it to the nail damaged by the fungus and bandage it. Keeping such a compress should last from 4 to 5 hours. Lotions to do until the complete rehabilitation of the nails.
- Kalanchoe. This common houseplant can also help in the fight against fungal diseases. Separate the callanchoe sheet from the film that covers it, lay it on the nail, wrap it with 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 the 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 must be diluted with three parts of water. Rub into the affected skin 2-3 times a day.
- mint. Mix the chopped mint leaves with the salt and distribute 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 interdigital area fungus. This juice should be gently rubbed into the infected areas of the skin 1 to 2 times a day until recovery.
- euphorbia. Half a glass of dry plant collection should be diluted with a liter of boiling water and left to infuse 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 carried out for about two weeks.
- thyme. Dilute 3-4 tablespoons of dry 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. 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 area of the 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, pass 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 with infusion the skin areas 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. After the solution has cooled, compresses can be applied to the affected areas.
- Garlic. Grind 1-2 cloves and add a whisper of table salt, strain. Treat diseased skin with the infusion 2-3 times a day.
- burdock. A fresh leaf of this plant should be cleaned (in no case should it be washed under running water), slightly soften the veins inside the leaf (so that the juice of the plant appears) and lubricate the affected area, then 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 ball or other absorbent material with it and apply to the infected skin until completely recovered.
- Herbal blend:marigold, oak bark, blackberry, verbena, horsetail grass. 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, it can be taken orally or used for compresses. Inside: a spoon 3-4 times a day. Apply compresses before going to bed.
Folk remedies for nail fungus using pharmaceuticals
Despite the fact that 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 inexpensive ways to treat fungal infections.
- Propolis. The treatment of nail fungus with propolis, together with "herbal" recipes, is a very effective and popular traditional medicine recipe. Moisten a cotton ball with a propolis tincture (20%) and apply it to the infected areas of the skin or nail plate. Apply until a healthy nail grows.
- Eucalyptus oil. From eucalyptus tree 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 and dark place. Smear the affected area of the skin once a day until the symptoms of the disease disappear.
- Hydrogen peroxide. Before applying the solution, it is necessary to steam the nails damaged by the fungus, and only then carefully apply the solution with a cotton swab. Cleanse the skin twice a day until the signs of the disease disappear.
- Salicylic ointment.Treat damaged areas of skin and nails with a 35% solution of this ointment before going to bed, then wrap with 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 treating the arms, legs and torso. Apply before bedtime until the signs of mycosis disappear.
- Iodine. Treatment of nail fungus with iodine is one of the simplest but most effective ways to fight fungal diseases. A 5% solution of iodine is gently applied to the infected skin areas at least twice a day. The duration of the procedures is 20 days. However, when using the drug, a severe 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 any pharmacy, before use it is recommended to wash your feet well with laundry soap. Method of application: wet a cotton ball with 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.
Popular antifungal recipes "from the pantry"
This category of folk remedies for fungal infections can be found right on the kitchen shelves in your home. Treatment of nail fungus with such folk remedies is in no way inferior to the popularity of traditional medicines. The most popular products and recipes from them:
- Coffee. A very popular means of fighting mycoses and, therefore, one of the most effective. It is necessary to brew strong coffee beans and let it cool slightly, then briefly lower your hands or feet into the drink. From the nail fungus, coffee helps almost immediately - the itching disappears, the skin becomes softer and healthier-looking.
- Vinegar. The treatment of nail fungus with vinegar is carried out as follows: the feet should be lowered for a few minutes in apple or wine vinegar, after washing them well. Most often, vinegar treatment is for foot fungus.
- Lemon. The feet must be well steamed, so dip a cotton ball in lemon juice and make a compress lasting 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 ointment, vinegar and butter. Pour the vinegar into an empty egg and put it in a dark place, after the shell has melted, remove the foil and add the butter to the resulting mixture. Treat your skin and nails twice a day until recovery.