Home Remedies For Athlete’s Foot

What is Athlete’s foot ?

Ringworm is a skin infection caused by a fungus. The infection causes a rash that may have a ring-shape with a raised edge. It can be quite itchy and flaky. When the scalp is infected, there is often an area of baldness. Fungal infections of the feet are usually very itchy and cause cracking between the toes.

Ringworm spreads from person to person by touch. When someone with ringworm touches or scratches the rash, the fungus sticks to the fingers or gets under the fingernails. The fungus is then spread when that person touches someone else. Ringworm of the scalp can also spread if combs and hairbrushes are shared.

The most common types of ringworm include the following:

Athlete’s foot (tinea pedis or foot ringworm) – This common condition mostly affects teen and adult males. It less frequently affects children before puberty. Contributing causes include sweating, not drying the feet well after swimming or bathing, wearing tight socks and shoes, and warm weather conditions. Jock itch (tinea cruris or groin ringworm) – This condition is also more common in males and occurs more often during warm weather conditions. It is very rare in females. Scalp ringworm (tinea capitis) – Scalp ringworm is highly contagious, especially among children. It occurs mainly in children between the ages of 2 to 10. It rarely occurs in adults. Ringworm of the scalp can also develop into a kerion, a large, tender lesion over the area of the initial ringworm. This is caused by a hypersensitivity to the ringworm and may be associated with a rash elsewhere and tender lymph nodes in the neck. Nail ringworm (tinea unguium) – An infection of the finger or toe nail, characterized by a thickened, deformed nail. This condition more often affects the toenails than the fingernails. This occurs more often in adolescents and adults rather than young children. Body ringworm (tinea corporis) – This skin infection is characterized by a ring-like rash anywhere on the body or the face. This occurs in all ages and is more common in warmer climates.

SYNONYMS

Dermatophytid Tinea

SYMPTOMS

Symptoms of athlete’s foot may include: whitening of the skin between the toes scaling of the feet itchy rash on the feet blisters on the feet Symptoms of jock itch may include: red, ring-like patches in the groin area itching in the groin area pain in the groin area does not usually involve the scrotum Symptoms of scalp ringworm may include: red, scaly rash on the scalp itching of the scalp hair loss on the scalp rash elsewhere on the body Symptoms of nail ringworm may include: thickening of the ends of the nails yellow color to the nails Symptoms of body ringworm may include: red, circular lesion with raised edges the middle of the lesion may become less red as the lesion grows itching of the affected area

 

What can you do?

Calendula Ointment:2 heaped double handfuls of Calendula (leaves, stems, flowers) are finely chopped. 500 gm. of lard are heated and the chopped Calendula is added, stirred, the pan removed from the stove, covered and left to stand for a day. The next day it is warmed, filtered through a piece of linen and poured into previously prepared clean jars.