Ringworm, one of the fungal infections that every one faces once in their life time span and lucky are the people who haven’t. The infection is caused on any of the body skin part like on scalp, nails or feet. It is represented as a ring outside with red patches and normal skin tone in center. It causes lot of itching, irritation and can also cause pain too. The skin goes bald. The nails go rusty, fragmented or thicker.
Also the cause cannot be specified for ringworm may be due to some fungal or bacteria, but is caused mainly between children from age 4 to 14 and it can be caused from one to another. It can take around a week to get rid of ringworm. Do not scratch, when it causes irritation. This may leave spots or marks later on.
Natural Home Remedies for Ringworm
Some of the basic home remedies for ringworm that you should go for are as follows:-
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- Apply tea oil as many times as you can to the affected area, it is said that it is one of the best remedy that shows it effect very fast.
- Castor oil can also be applied to infected area.
- Applying vinegar through a cotton pad several times a day may help to remove all the fungus infection.
- Rub sea salt over the infected area and keep it there for at least 20 to 30 minutes. Clear it off then. This will help to prevent further infection as well as get rid of the same.
- Apply raw turmeric powder on the ring worm wound. Also, you can take a spoon mix of honey and turmeric. This will be good for health and will help to eradicate the infection internally.
- Also you can rub it with fresh papaya crumbs or paste of dried papaya seeds on to the infected wound. Similarly paste of mustard seeds can also be applied.
- You can also apply anti fungal antiseptic cream from the nearest pharmacy shop.
These all home remedies for ringworm are easy to apply and cure on. It may be better option than doctor’s mediation and prescription. Among all the remedies, treat your ring worm with which you find it more effective. You will surely find some of it helpful. Also you might avoid the intake of sugar products; it can be tea or coffee also.
Eatable flavoured food items, tinned food, denatured cereals, wheat flour ingredient products. These entire food items will make adverse effect on the infection, try to avoid them until and unless you are fit and fine.