What is the best way to treat stubborn athlete's foot?

Athlete's foot is a very slow disease to treat. It is caused by a fungus. If it is not treated thoroughly, it will lead to recurrence of the disease. This disease is most likely to occur in warm and humid conditions, so it is recommended that you wear breathable shoes and pay attention to foot hygiene on a daily basis. So if you are unlucky enough to get athlete's foot, how should you treat it? We listened to the doctor's advice.

(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, and 15g each of Atractylodes lancea and Phellodendron amurense. Decoction and wash 1-2 times a day. It is effective for blister type or infection.

(3) Take 30g of Impatiens balsamina, 30g of sapodilla, and 15g of Sichuan pepper, any of which can be selected. Put them into half a pound of vinegar, soak for a 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. Decoction 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 during soaking). When using, soak in the medicine solution 2-3 times a day, 20-30 minutes each time, 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. Decoction the above medicine to extract the juice, and then use the liquid to wash your feet when it is warm, 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 1000-2000 ml of warm water, mix well and soak your feet for 20 minutes each time. 7 days is one course of treatment, and 1-2 courses can 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.

The above is the traditional Chinese medicine method for treating athlete's foot. There are many causes of the disease, and athlete's foot has a strong odor. It is often more serious in the summer when the weather is hot. Therefore, it is recommended that if you find that you have athlete's foot, you should take measures to treat it as soon as possible to avoid endangering your own body, family, and the health of others.