Special Chinese herbal medicine for treating tinea pedis and tinea manuum

Tinea pedis and tinea manuum are relatively common skin diseases caused by fungal infection, and are usually called athlete's foot. If the hands are also infected, it is combined into tinea pedis and tinea manuum. Generally, it is relatively easy to treat, but if you want to cure it completely, it may sometimes take a certain amount of time. Although Western medicine can treat it faster in this regard, it is prone to side effects. Some Chinese herbal medicines can be used to achieve the effect of treating both the symptoms and the root cause.

Special Chinese herbal medicine for treating tinea pedis and tinea manuum

① Take 10g each of realgar and coptis root, 30g each of sophora flavescens, smilax glabra, saposhnikovia divaricata, kochia scoparia, and schizonepeta tenuifolia, and 6g of borneol. First boil the first 7 herbs for 30 minutes, add borneol after it stops boiling, remove the residue, soak the affected area for 20 minutes when it is warm, 4 times a day, each dose for 3 days, and 15 days as a course of treatment. Suitable for all types of tinea manuum. ② Take 30 grams each of alum, gallnut, Kochia scoparia, Cnidium monnieri, and Sophora flavescens, 25 grams each of Acer truncatum, Sichuan pepper, and Phellodendron chinense, grind them into powder and soak them in 1000 ml of vinegar for 1 week for later use. Soak the affected area in the liquid twice a day for 30 minutes each time. Each dose can be used for 7 days. It is suitable for all types of tinea manuum. ③ Take 20 grams each of Cnidium monnieri, Sophora flavescens, White moss peel, Phellodendron amurense, and Stemona tuber, 10 grams each of realgar and sulfur, and 15 grams of Angelica sinensis. Take one dose per day, decoct in water to extract the juice and wash the affected area, once a day, each time for 30 minutes. It is suitable for all types of tinea manuum.

④ Take 24 grams of raw rehmannia, 18 grams of rhubarb, 15 grams each of cnidium monnieri, scutellaria baicalensis, 15 grams each of stemona radix, 15 grams each of big maple seed, and pittosporum tobira bark, 12 grams each of momordica charantia (sliced), lithospermum officinale, apricot kernel, moutan bark, and angelica sinensis, and 6 grams each of zanthoxylum bungeanum and licorice. Soak the above medicines in 1000 ml of sesame oil for 2 days, then use charcoal water to decoct until the medicine color turns slightly yellow, use a fine sieve to filter the residue, then put 450 grams of beeswax into a cup, pour the filtered sesame oil into the cup while it is hot, stir well into a paste, and store for later use. Every night before going to bed, wash the affected area with warm water, wipe it dry, and apply this ointment to the affected area. Suitable for dry, peeling, chapped or blistered skin and severe itching caused by tinea manuum. ⑤ Take 40 grams each of talc, calcined sea cucumber, and processed calamine, 20 grams of red ochre, 15 grams of borax, 10 grams each of alum, processed frankincense, and processed myrrh, and 4 grams each of talcum powder, red lead, and borneol. Grind them into fine powder, sieve and mix evenly, wash and dry the affected area, then sprinkle the powder evenly on the eroded and itchy areas between the toes, twice a day. It is suitable for immersion type tinea pedis.

Prevention is the main approach to treating tinea pedis. To prevent tinea pedis, you should wash your feet and shoes and socks frequently, and keep the shoes ventilated and dry. Do not wear other people's shoes and socks, and do not share towels, bath towels, wash basins, foot basins, etc. with others. If you have tinea pedis, do not scratch the affected skin and be sure to wash your hands after touching the affected area. If you have tinea manuum, you should wear gloves when handling food to avoid contaminating the food.

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