Athlete's Foot Home Remedy Using Combretum

Conditions Treated: Skin and Hair

Specific Conditions Treated: Athlete's Foot

Ingredients Used: Combretum

Description: Athlete's Foot is a common fungal infection of the skin also known as Tinea Pedis. The fungus thrives in warm, damp environments, such as the locker rooms, health clubs, public showers, and indoor swimming pools. Symptoms of Athlete's Foot include-Itching, burning, or stinging between the toes or on the soles of the feet, Scales, cracks, cuts, peeling skin or blisters between the toes or on the soles of the feet. If the infection spreads to under the toenails, causing thick, crumbly, discolored, or separated toenails, it is called Onychomycosis and it can be very difficult to treat. Often topical anti-fungal like Cannestan or Nizral are used for treating Fungal Infections of the skin. Combretum bark extracts are as effective as conventional topical anti-fungal in treating fungal infections. Most anti-fungal are hepato-toxic and Combretum bark extracts are comparatively much safer. Athlete's Foot can be resolved using Combretum Bark paste.

Directions For Use: Crush Combretum bark into a fine paste using a little water or alcohol. Apply this paste on the affected site, twice daily for a week. The symptoms of Athlete's Foot, such as itching and pruritis are reduced in one or two days and complete cure is effected in a week.

Not To Use With: No specific precaution needs to be followed while using Combretum bark paste to treat Athlete's Foot.

Side Effects: None are seen with Combretum bark.

Expected Results: The symptoms of Athlete's Foot, such as itching and pruritis are reduced in one or two days and complete cure is effected in a week using Combretum bark paste.

Expected Results Within: 1 week