What are the traditional Chinese medicine treatments for tinea pedis

Tinea pedis and tinea manuum are relatively common skin diseases caused by fungal infection. When the patient's condition is more serious, it will cause unbearable itching, blisters, and even erosion. For patients with recurrent attacks, regular treatment and conditioning must be carried out in a timely manner. Traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions can be used for treatment, which has the effect of treating both the symptoms and the root cause.

【Prescription 1】

Sophora flavescens 15g, Taraxacum mongolicum 15g, Alum 10g, Clove 6g, Stemona japonica 12g, Phellodendron chinense 12g, Scutellaria baicalensis 12g, Patrinia 15g, Kochia scoparia 10g, Sichuan pepper 10g, Saposhnikovia divaricata 10g, 1 dose per day, decoct and wash 3-4 times, each time for 10-15 minutes. Function: insecticidal, astringent. Mainly used to treat tinea pedis and tinea manuum with infection.

【Prescription 2】

Take 100g of dried Sanguisorba officinalis, chop it into pieces, soak it in 700ml of distilled water for 30 minutes, boil it for 1 hour, filter out the decoction, add 300ml of distilled water to the decocted residue, boil it again for 30 minutes, then filter it. Mix the two filtrates, heat them, and concentrate them to 100ml as the stock solution (100%). Dilute to 20% Sanguisorba officinalis liquid when using. Generally, apply it to the affected area 3 times in the morning and evening, and 15 days is a course of treatment. You can add 10ml of Xinbugan and Feilongzhang liquid made in the same way to the above ingredients to further improve the therapeutic effect. Functions: cooling blood, astringing, insecticidal and detoxifying. Mainly used to treat tinea pedis and tinea manuum.

【Prescription 3】

(1) Cnidium monnieri 45g, Sophora flavescens 45g, White moss peel 45g, Stemona tuber 20g, Angelica sinensis 20g, Realgar powder 12g (to be added later), Sulfur powder 12g (to be added later). Suitable for the treatment of scaly and keratotic tinea manuum. (2) Cnidium monnieri 60g, Sophora flavescens 60g, White moss peel 6og, Stemona tuber 20g, Phellodendron chinense 20g, Realgar powder 12g (to be added later), Sulfur powder 12g (to be added later). Suitable for the treatment of erosive tinea manuum. Take the above medicine once a day, decoct in water until warm, then soak for 20-30 minutes each time, twice a day. If the local symptoms are mild, the first three herbs in prescription (1) can be reduced to 30g. If the symptoms are more serious, take additional blood-nourishing, blood-cooling, heat-clearing and insecticidal drugs such as Rehmannia glutinosa 20g, Angelica sinensis 15g, Red Peony Root 12g, Moutan Bark 12g, Sophora flavescens 15g, Scutellaria baicalensis 15g, Cicadae Periostracum 10g, Black-necked Snake 10g, White Moss Peel 12g, and Forsythia suspensa 12g. decocted in water and taken once in the morning and evening. Function: insecticidal and antipruritic. Mainly used to treat tinea pedis and tinea manuum.

【Prescription 4】

Take 30g of Radix Sophorae Fructus, 30g of Fructus Cnidium, 30g of Herba Polygoni Multiflori, 30g of Radix Cynanchum, 30g of Radix Scutellariae, 25g of Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae, 25g of Radix Sophorae Flavescentis, and 20g of Alum, decoct them in water, take the filtrate and soak the affected foot while it is still warm, 1 dose twice a day, each time for 20-30 minutes. After soaking, wipe dry and wrap with sterile gauze. 6 doses constitute a course of treatment. Functions: clearing away heat and detoxifying, reducing swelling and astringing, relieving pain and itching. Mainly used to treat tinea pedis and tinea manuum.

【Prescription 5】

30g of Sappan wood, 30g of Taraxacum mongolicum, 30g of Uncaria rhynchophylla, 15g of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 15g of Stephania tetrandra, 15g of Sichuan pepper, 15g of Scutellaria baicalensis, and 15g of Alum. Put the above medicines in a basin, add about 2500ml of water, boil it and wait until it is warm, then soak the affected foot. Take 1 dose daily, soak once in the morning and once in the evening, each time for 30-60 minutes, 3 days as a course of treatment. Function: detoxification, swelling reduction, analgesia and astringency. Mainly used to treat macerated and erosive tinea pedis.