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NATURAL HOME REMEDIES FOR RINGWORM
 

Ringworm refers to a fungus infection that affects the scalp, body, feet and the nails. It is also known as Tinea. In ringworm a red ring appears on the infected person’s skin. It is contagious and may spread with direct or indirect contact. Ringworm is caused by several different fungus organisms that belong to a group called Dermatophytes, derma means skin and phytes means organisms. The duration of the scalp ringworm is 10-14 days and that of skin ringworm is 4-10 days.

Causes of Ringworm

Ringworm is contagious. It can be passed from one person to the other by direct skin-to-skin contact or by contact with contaminated articles such as combs, unwashed clothing, and shower or pool surfaces. Pets like dogs and cats that carry fungus can also cause ringworm. The other causes of ringworm are prolonged wetness of the skin and the minor injuries of the skin, scalp and nails.

Home Remedies for Ringworm

One of the most effective home remedies for ringworm is the use of mustard seeds. A paste made from the seeds can be applied over the affected areas.

The use of raw papaya has also been proved beneficial in the treatment of ringworm. A few slices of the unripe fruits can be rubbed on the patches twice a day.

Apply the juice of raw turmeric externally to the parts of the skin affected by ringworm. Simultaneously, one teaspoon of turmeric juice mixed with an equal quantity of honey should be taken orally for ringwworm cure. This is also good home remedy for ringworm.

The use of castor oil is valuable for the scalp ringworm. The oil should be rubbed on the affected areas of the hair.

Raw vegetables juices, especially carrot juice in combination with spinach juice has been proved beneficial in the treatment of ringworm. This is also one of the effective home remedies for ringworm.

Grind the seeds of herb butea ground to a paste and mixed with a lime juice. Apply this paste externally over the skin affected by ringworm

Coconut oil can be applied to the affected areas as it will keep the skin soft and prevent itching.

Grind a few seeds of herb butea and make a fine paste, using little limejuice. Thereafter, apply the paste on the ringworm patch. This is simple and one of the effective home remedies for ringworm.

A paste made of dry seeds of papaya can be applied on the ringworm patches. This is a simple and one of the effective home remedies for ringworm.

Tea, coffee, condiments, highly flavoured dishes, sugar, white flour products, denatured cereals and tinned or bottled foods should be avoided.

A light mudpack applied over the areas of the ringworm is also helpful. The pack should be applied for half an hour twice a day as this is a very effective home remedy for ringworm.

The leaves of the cassia tree are useful in treating the irritation of the skin. Paste made from them can be applied to ringworm patches with very good results and is also good home remedy for ringworm.

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Ringworm
Pure tea tree oil totally gets rid of ringworm within a week.:-P
#1 - Jane - 07/16/2007 - 00:06
Phytocillin question
I wanted to know if Phytocillin capsules opened an applyed to skin would help or kill the bacteria that causes ringworm?

I was just recently sick with strep and had to go to hospital, there I recieved a shop from the cillin family that lasted for 3 days. The strep is gone buy my skin has endured a reaction to an insect bite or scratch? I'm doing all the investigating I can on this. The Doctor at the hospital doesn't have as near of a clue as to what I have than I do.

I had some pre-existing bumps on my arms, I mash them sometimes, they are like blocked hair follicles or a dairy allergy I've had forever, but they get really red, and I had some mosquitoe bites on my legs, they became infected and hard, inflamed.

I even began to get cellulitis in a few, not good!

I went back to hospital and was given an antibiotic to kill a bacterial infection called; Doxycycline and slowly it's helping a little but the marks on my arm have colonized it seems.

The severe inflamed spots have turned to patches, looks like the worst case of ringworms I've ever seen but they are mostly on my forearms where I was previously scratched by new puppy. When I wash him, he trys to escape and scratched some pre-existing tiny sores on my arms. I can't get anyone to beleive this is ringworms.

I'm using Teatree Oil. I'm using is 2-3 times a day.

If you could get back with me and let me know your opinion from this observation, that would be wonderful.

Thanks, patti :)
#2 - Patti Lewis - 08/28/2007 - 13:48
Home Remedy for Ringworm
"Remedy for Ringworm"
Using a "household bleach", will get rid of it instantly. The itch should go away immediately. (Possible may sting a little after applying.) Pour a 1/2 cap of bleach into the cap. Take a "unused"cotton swab(Q-tip) and dip gently into the 1/2 cap of bleach. Apply the cotton swab to the ringworm, until ringworm has been completely covered with bleach applied . *DO NOT USE THE SAME SWAB TO RE-APPLY. PLEASE USE "NEW" SWAB.* Repeat the same steps once more, if needed. You should notice the ringworm disappearing in
1-2 days. (* Depending on the size of ringworm, You may want to use a ball of cotton.)
#3 - K. Thomas - 11/05/2007 - 00:42
My Children came down with ringworm worse then i'd ever seen, and it scared me badely, so i tried almost everything and finally used bleach as a last resort, and guess what IT WORKED!!!!!
30%bleach to 70% water, use a cottenball and swab the ringworm twice a day, it was gone in 3 days I WAS AMAZED!!!!
#4 - Danica - 11/22/2007 - 20:32
Go to a dermatologist (skin doctor) and have a culture done. You could have a staph infection or a bacterial infection from the hospital! Don't mess with it... find out what it is ... regular doctor won't do. Go to a dermatologist is my answer.

Ringworm is not bacterial...it is a fungus.
#5 - Gram - 12/12/2007 - 16:26
Thanks ! I tried the bleach remedy I saw here. I had recurring fungus on both feet, I soaked them in a 1/2 bleach 1/2 water foot bath and by the 3rd day my skin was clear again and has stayed clear over 6 months for the first time since it started a year ago..
#6 - Ann - 01/02/2008 - 00:11
;-)My husband contracted ringworm. We were broke at the time and couldn't go buy anything. We always have rubbing alcohol on hand and cotton balls. He applied the alcohol with the cotton balls every 6 hours. In 3 days it was gone. In two it was nearly invisible.
#7 - Angie - 01/06/2008 - 07:24
Thanks for all the input. My son has a ringworm and he is constantly contracting them from his playmates at his preschool. With your comments, I'm glad I can try something at home for once instead of continuously have him take prescribe medicines with bad side effects to rid the problem. I will start the bleach applications tomorrow. Thanks again
:-)
#8 - Ranetta - 01/30/2008 - 21:26
i'm a wrestler and i got ringworm. thank god its pretty darn small. im going to rub bleach on it because ii need it gone fast. ii hope it works
#9 - Ross - 02/03/2008 - 21:44
I've got a bad case on my neck.....Sure isn't fun!

I'm trying peroxide plus the Athlete's foot cream, as well as taking a prescription for Clindamycin.

We'll see how it goes!
#10 - B - 02/18/2008 - 12:04
When ever my kids get ringworm I always put toothpaste on it. It really works. You just use it like cream for a few days 3 times aday. The only thing is you cant wash the old toothpaste off before a new application is appled. Wash area once a day.
#11 - Toni - 02/22/2008 - 16:56
will the bleach application leave scar on the treated ringworm area?
#12 - owhen - 03/19/2008 - 09:34
i have 2 ringworms on my thighs, one of them has naturally gone away, just leaving a nonpainful darkish circle, but on my other thigh, a .75 in in diamater ring, doesnt hurt or itch, not sure if it ringworm, looks just like it, cant really feel it. its just an eye sore.. please help

cant go to doctor or anything that, havent tried home remedies or anything else, just thought it would go away like the other one still hasnt, gotten bigger too.
#13 - pain - 03/27/2008 - 19:34
i tried bleach and it scars...but it does get rid of it....
#14 - john - 04/09/2008 - 20:31
For ringworm, use a bottle top a little biger than the worm. Press down over the worm as hard as you can stand it for about a minute. (leave a good inpression) The next day the worm is gone.
#15 - Kenneth - 04/16/2008 - 09:40
I always use toothpaste and hairspray. First I apply toothpaste (must be paste not gel) to area slightly larger than ring. Then after letting it dry slightly for a minute or so I spray it with aresol hairspray. The other kind works to but can be messy with drips. I usually put 3 or 4 coats of spray as they dry. It helps seal the toothpaste onto the skin. Then cover tightly with seran wrap and tape. Reapply later that day without cleaning old paste off. After you shower dry completley and repeat. Within 2 or 3 days it will be gone! And your only using stuff you already have!! I get ringworms fairly often since I work in a preschool and teach fitness classes but this always seems to work!
#16 - Liz - 04/23/2008 - 01:26
For Kenneth and any one else,
Ringworm is not actually caused by a worm despite the misleading name! It's just a fungus and a very contagious one at that.
And even if it was actually caused by a worm, how would you know know big the worm is? You'd be judging it by the size of the fungal infected area of your skin.
#17 - Anonymous - 04/26/2008 - 09:06
This remedy combines all of the suggestions for children. It is time consuming, but well worth it as I did it once and my daughter no longer had ringworm. I will say, from friends, the overall time is 2-3 days.

Evening:
1) Wipe area with bleach or have boy child soak in bleach water.
2) Shower and clean with regular soap.
3) Lather and apply dandruff shampoo. Let it sit for 5 minutes.
4) Rinse, get out, and dry off.
5) Apply rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer.
6) Blow dry until child says it is too hot.
7) Cut fresh garlic clove, rub cut side on area, and throw away garlic.
8) Apply antifungal cream.
9) Cover with liquid bandage or moleskin.
10) Put new clothes on and wash old clothes and towel in hot water.

Morning:
1) Wipe with bleach.
2) Rinse off.
3) Apply rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer.
4) Blow dry until child says it is too hot.
5) Apply antifungal cream.
6) Cover with liquid bandage or moleskin.

Other things to try:
1) Iodine
2) Wasabi Paste
3) Absorbine Jr.
4) Apple Cider/BC Powder Paste (not for children)
5) Lysol
6) Eat fruit and garlic cloves

This works for everyone who tries it.
#18 - Michelle - 05/09/2008 - 15:41
payaya is very good for the ringworm.get an unripe papaya and cut into slices.rubthe slices of papaya onto the affected area..it will be itching that kids cANTS HANDLE ...AND THE DISEASES THE OLD BLOOD WILL RUN OUT
#19 - junia - 05/12/2008 - 06:32
am searching in the internet wats d best and easy way and also the fastest remedy for a ringworm.,i was totally upset when i used papaya for 3 days it doesnt change a thing.. it only scars and blood came out,the size doesnt chnge too.

i dont know wat shud i do.,,its getting bigger and bigger now..its almost a month and i dont think it will heal.
#20 - mhei - 05/22/2008 - 03:18
Try Octagon Soap. When I was a child I had ringworm and my mom carried me to the doctor, HE recommended wetting a corner of the bar of soap and rubbing the infected area several times a day. It worked, leave it on to dry, don't wash it off. My mom passed this info on to others, it really did work.
#21 - Sandi - 05/22/2008 - 22:46
I recently discovered that this ugly ring on my fast was the ringworm. So after patching it for a whole week with eucerin, I tried ACV. Ureka! Within one day the ringworm was gone -well it scabbed up. Unfortunately I plucked all the scabbed parts and now have a scar of a ring. BUT the ringworms is GONE!!!:-D
#22 - Lashawne from Washington, DC - 06/15/2008 - 22:32
i was talking to my friend who was a wrestler in high school. he said he used to get ringworm all the time. I recently contracted it. he said that he used to "tinkle" on the spot or rub his own urine with a q-tip on it. he said it would heal almost instantly. i think i will stick to anti-fungal creams or bleach. would much rather have a scar than my own urine all over me.
#23 - grossed out - 07/02/2008 - 13:26
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