What is the most effective way to treat athlete's foot?

In fact, many things happen in our daily lives. It is precisely because of this situation that some things are not what we want them to be. People encounter many things in their lives, and this most effective method of treating athlete's foot is one of them. People will also find ways to solve it, but everyone does not need to worry too much.

As for the most effective method of treating athlete's foot, there are actually many different practices in society. Below is some information about the most effective method of treating athlete's foot. We also hope that everyone can make good use of it.

Treating athlete's foot with Chinese medicine

(1) Grind any one of the following: alum, phellodendron, gallnut, or cuttlefish bone into powder and set aside. Then wash your feet and sprinkle it on the affected area. Suitable for erosive type.

(2) Take 30g each of Sophora flavescens, Dictamni, Portulaca oleracea, and Plantago, 15g each of Atractylodes lancea and Phellodendron chinense. Decoction and wash the area 1-2 times a day. It is effective for blister type or infection.

(3) Take any one of the following: 30 grams of Impatiens balsamina, 30 grams of sapodilla, or 15 grams of Sichuan peppercorns. Put them into half a pound of vinegar. Soak for one day and then soak your feet in it for 20 minutes every night before going to bed. Continuous treatment for 7 days is effective for the keratinizing type.

(4) 30 grams of papaya and 30 grams of licorice. Boil the above medicine to extract the juice, wait until it is warm and then soak your feet for 5-10 minutes, twice a day, 1 dose per day, for 5-10 days.

(5) 30g Patchouli, 12g each of Polygonatum sibiricum, Rhubarb, and Alum, and 1000ml rice vinegar. Chop the above medicine into pieces, seal and soak in rice vinegar for a week; remove the residue and set aside (shake several times a day while soaking). When using, soak in the medicine solution 2-3 times a day, each time for 20-30 minutes, for 5 consecutive days.

(6) 15 grams of cloves, 30 grams each of Sophora flavescens, Rhubarb, Alum, and Kochia scoparia, 20 grams each of Phellodendron amurense and Sanguisorba officinalis. Boil the above medicine to extract the juice, and then use the liquid to wash your feet when it is warm, for 10-15 minutes each time, 5-6 times a day, 1 dose per day, and each dose can be used twice.

(7) Pueraria root, alum and Senecio radix equal amounts. Dry the above medicines and grind them into powder, then seal them. Each bag weighs about 40 grams. Take 1 bag of powder each time and pour it into a basin. Add about 1000 to 2000 ml of warm water, mix well and soak your feet for 20 minutes each time. One course of treatment is 7 days, and 1-2 courses of treatment should be repeated.

(8) 40g of Dictamni Cortex, 30g each of Sophora flavescens, Phellodendron amurense, and Atractylodes lancea, 20g of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 10g each of Schizonepeta tenuifolia and Alumen, 50g each of Cnidium monnieri, Kochia scoparia, Polygonatum sibiricum, and Patchouli, and 4 pieces of green onion. Add about 3000 ml of water to the above medicine and boil it. When it is warm, soak your feet in the warm liquid for 10-15 minutes, twice a day. Generally, 4-5 doses of the medicine are sufficient.

Acupuncture treatment for athlete's foot

1. Acupuncture

The treatment method focuses on the acupoints of the foot Shaoyang, Yangming and Taiyin meridians. For those who are more excessive, use the method of draining with acupuncture; for those who are more deficient, use the method of tonifying with acupuncture.

Prescription Yanglingquan Zusanli Xuanzhong Sanyinjiao

Acupoints for beriberi to the heart: Juque, Neiguan, Ximen;

Weak spleen and stomach: spleen and stomach points;

Swelling and numbness of the tarsal area: Eight Winds Taibai

The meaning of the prescription is that those who are injured by dampness will be affected first in the lower part of the body. The dampness will accumulate in the feet and calves and overflow into the skin, so Zusanli and Sanyinjiao are used to drain the dampness of Yangming and Taiyin; the marrow will be replenished at Juegu and the tendons at Yangling, which will nourish the tendons and bones and make the steps light and strong. For those with beriberi that affects the heart, take the heart-mu points, Juque, Nei Guan, and Ximen of the pericardium meridian to calm palpitations, eliminate restlessness, and relieve fullness. Use tonifying method to strengthen spleen and stomach points and eliminate dampness. Bafeng and Taibai are effective acupoints for treating beriberi. They can drain the dampness and heat downward and eliminate heel swelling.

2. Electroacupuncture

Select acupoints: Fengshi, Zusanli, Futu, Xuanzhong

The method is to apply electricity for 10-15 minutes, using sparse wave or sparse-dense wave stimulation, the amount and frequency of which depends on the patient's tolerance. Choose two pairs of acupoints each time, once a day or every other day.

3. Water injection

Select acupoints: Quchi, Waiguan, Yinlingquan, Zusanli, Xuanzhong

Method: Use vitamin B1 100 mg or vitamin B12 100 μg injection, select 2-4 acupoints each time, inject 0.5-1 ml into each acupoint, once every other day, 10 times as a course of treatment.

Home remedies for athlete's foot

(1) If there is erosion or exudation between the toes, do not use strong irritating drugs or creams or ointments immediately. The wound should be allowed to dry first before applying medication. You can use 1:8000 potassium permanganate solution (take the powder and dissolve it in warm water until the water turns light pink. The color should not be too dark. Too high a concentration will corrode the skin) for wet compress, then apply oil or powder externally, and after the skin is dry, use cream or ointment such as Make.

(2) If the skin is severely keratinized and thickened, antifungal drugs are difficult to penetrate and absorb. You can first use 10% salicylic acid ointment or compound benzoic acid ointment to soften the keratin before using antifungal drugs. If the skin is obviously dry and cracked, you can soak it in warm water each time to soften the cuticle, and then use antifungal drugs. For those with obvious dry and cracked skin, you can apply ointment locally after soaking in warm water each time, then seal it with plastic film and wrap it with a bandage. Remove it after 24 to 48 hours and then use antifungal drugs.

(3) If small blisters appear on the feet but have not broken, you can first soak them in 3% boric acid solution, and then use antifungal creams such as Meike

(4) In principle, when tinea pedis is complicated by bacterial infection, local anti-bacterial treatment should be used first. You can use furacilin solution or 1:2000 berberine solution for wet compress. Another effective method is to soak it in a decoction of Chinese medicine. For example, use 30 grams of purslane, 30 grams of raw sanguisorba officinalis, and 10 grams of alum, decoct them in water, and soak or apply them in a wet compress for 20 to 30 minutes every day. After the infection is controlled, apply antifungal drugs externally. For those with severe infections, oral antibiotics can be taken, such as cephalexin capsules, midecamycin, erythromycin, etc.

Through the above understanding and introduction, I believe everyone can have a certain understanding of this most effective method of treating athlete's foot. At the same time, I also hope that everyone can be helped by the above knowledge. At the same time, I also hope that everyone can do more exercises that suit them in daily life, and wear more breathable shoes.