Nail fungus. Folk remedies will help to defeat the disease

Onychomycosis (as in medicine is called fungal nail damage) is a common disease. Its insidiousness lies in the fact that it is easy enough to catch a fungal infection, but there is no immunity to this disease, on the contrary, relapses happen very often.

Treatment of fungal infections can continue for a long time, you need to be patient and in no case interrupt the course, even if the external manifestations of the disease have already disappeared. To pick up medicines for getting rid of a fungal infection, only a doctor will be able to, since the sensitivity of various kinds of fungi to pharmacological preparations can be different. That is, the funds that helped your acquaintances, you can not be committed.

I must say that pharmacy antifungal drugs are quite expensive, especially since they need to be taken on long courses. Therefore, many people prefer to treat the fungus with folk remedies. It should be noted that in many cases, "grandmother's" recipes are very effective and help in the fight against fungal infection is not worse than expensive drugs. However, one should not forget that one should not rely on traditional medicine, it is better to combine the treatment prescribed by a doctor, and the methods recommended by traditional healers.

So, how to get rid of the fungus on your legs? Traditional medicine can offer many fairly simple, effective and affordable recipes.

For example, for treatment, pharmacy tincture of iodine (5%) can be used. It is necessary in the mornings and evenings to put on sick fingernails or nails on one droplet tinctures. Healthy nails also should be lubricated with iodine, only to do it less often - once every two to three days. Approximately in a week the patient should feel a burning sensation and a slight pain in the area of the affected nails. To be frightened of it does not follow, occurrence of painful sensations is a sign of recovery. But keep in mind that the pain should not be strong, if the burning becomes unbearable, you need to stop lubricating your nails with iodine. The course of treatment - up to a month, a sick nail will go away, and in its place will grow healthy.

To cure the fungus of nails, folk remedies recommend the use of a tea mushroom. You just need to cut off a piece from the body of the fungus and attach it as a compress on the affected nail, fixing with a stick plaster. Do this compress at night until the condition of the nail is improved. In order for the treatment to be more effective, the legs should be previously heated, and remove the top layer with the nail file from the affected nail.

Garlic will also help to defeat the nail fungus. Folk remedies with the use of this useful vegetable are very effective. For the treatment of nails, it is recommended to prepare an ointment, mixing an equal amount of chopped garlic with butter. To prepare such ointment it is necessary in a small amount, to keep no longer than three days. Ready to keep in the refrigerator. But the night you need to steam up your legs, handle the sick nail with a saw, removing the top layer. Then grease the affected area with a prepared ointment, wrap it with a film or put on a fingertip and fix the compress with adhesive plaster. Keep the compress you need all night, get treated before getting rid of the infection.

There are other ways to cure nail fungus. Folk remedies, which include tea tree oil, successfully fight with onychomycosis. You can just lubricate several times a day sick nails with this essential oil. But a more effective means will be compresses, which make for the night, previously steaming legs.

You can use another old recipe to cure the nail fungus. Folk remedies prepared on the basis of vinegar, perfectly help almost all types of fungal infections. In a glass or other suitable utensils it is necessary to place a fresh egg, which is poured with acetic essence so that it is completely immersed in the liquid. The dishes are put in a dark place and left for a while, so that the eggshell dissolves. Then gently remove the egg and remove the remaining film. Now a teaspoon of a mixture of vinegar and egg is mixed with the same amount of butter and use this ointment for compresses on sick nails. This ointment softens well the areas affected by the fungus and can be easily removed.