Celandine is a poisonous plant that has a number of medicinal properties, which makes it possible to use its juice and leaves in various branches of medicine. This plant has significant antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, has an adverse effect on fungal spores and many other infectious pathogens. The ability to destroy pathological microorganisms allows the use of celandine against toenail fungus when other methods are ineffective.
The experience of seeing a doctor in the field of dermatology shows that getting rid of onychomycosis is not at all easy with only pharmaceutical preparations, therefore in some cases it is permissible to use traditional medical methods that do not conflict with official methods.
Celandine against onychomycosis
Treatment of nail fungus with celandine is carried out using juices, oils and tinctures for oral administration (very rarely, there are contraindications) or the preparation of baths, applications, local compresses. Celandine helps fight nail fungus due to the following properties:
- antibacterial;
- antimitotic;
- mold poison;
- anti-inflammatory.
The use of plants in folk medicine is due to a group of various substances in the composition, which have a therapeutic effect. Plant rubber is used for dermatological diseases to treat severe chronic pathologies that cannot be treated by strong medications.
Advice!The juice, tincture and oil of celandine against nail fungus are recommended for use in complex treatment with antimycotic drugs prescribed by a doctor.
This plant contains phytonutides - natural antibacterial substances. The complex biological composition and availability of these natural remedies help not only to destroy the causative agent of infection, but also to eliminate the consequences of onychomycosis.
Methods of using celandine
Fungal infections are not only an unpleasant external manifestation, but also a sign of a serious disorder in the body. Mycosis develops as a result of a decrease in immune defenses, when the body is weakened by a viral disease or exposed to stressful situations.
With this, nail fungus can be cured with a combination of topical preparations for the use of damaged skin and medicinal solutions for oral administration. This may use the juice and ingredients of celandine, from which you can prepare ointments, tinctures, oils.
You can prepare everything you need to start treating the fungus yourself or buy it at the pharmacy. Pharmaceutical oil extracts have antimicrobial and keratolytic effects. Medication may be recommended by a doctor for fungal infections of the skin or nails.
Advice!Homemade recipes for nail fungus fungus can be even more beneficial when used properly for its medicinal properties. Before curing nail fungus, it is important to familiarize yourself with the contraindications and assess the risks.
Healing oil
Rules for the preparation of Celandine oil:
- The tops of the shoots are cut, well washed.
- The raw material should be slightly lying in a dark place.
- The grass is finely chopped and the juice squeezed.
- The resulting liquid is poured with hot vegetable oil.
- It is injected for 2 hours in a warm place.
- The mixture is poured into an airtight container and left for 3 weeks.
- After infusion, the oil is filtered and applied externally.
Advice!You don’t have to look for celandine in a desert area or in the yard; you can plant it yourself in a container or buy ready -made oil at the pharmacy.
Onychomycosis treatment scheme with celandine oil:
- Fingers are well steamed in a hot bath.
- Dry with a towel.
- The nails are trimmed, the surface layer is removed with a file.
- The oil is applied to the affected nail area with a cotton swab.
- The legs are wrapped with cling film
- Warm socks are worn.
- After a few hours, the oil is washed off.
- Nail plates are treated with iodine.
At home, it is effective to combine vinegar nail treatment with celandine. To do this, mix two tablespoons of vinegar, a few drops of celandine oil and pour the mixture with 100 ml of water. Once the medicine has been in the refrigerator for a few hours, the medicine must be rubbed on the sore nail with gauze or cotton.
Foot bath
Healing baths are an important step in the treatment of fungal infections on the feet. Injured limbs must be clean and given medication at all times for effective recovery.
Before applying and after washing various preparations, it is recommended to prepare a foot bath with the addition of a mixture of medicinal ingredients. Steps to prepare a foot bath with celandine:
- The grass is crushed and poured into containers.
- Filled with one liter of water.
- Boil in a water bath for 10 minutes.
- The solution is diluted with cold water to a temperature of about 60 degrees.
- The legs are steamed in a mixture of medicines.
- While the water is cold, boiling water is added.
- After bathing, the nails are processed with bundles, the free edges are removed with scissors.
- Feet are dried, medicated ointment is applied.
Such a bath will help clean the surface of the nail plate and the surrounding tissues well. It moisturizes the skin and helps destroy the painful microflora.
Tincture for external use
Using celandine against the fungus in the form of tingtur is allowed with the permission of a doctor. Improper dosage or hypersensitivity to the plant can cause adverse reactions and poisoning.
Advice!For the purpose of treating fungal infections, celandine can only be used externally.
To prepare the tincture at home, you need to take 20 g of the ingredient and pour 250 ml of vodka. The mixture remained in the dark for 2 weeks. After preparation, the tincture is applied to the affected nail area with cotton wool, diluted with clean water.
There is a high possibility of allergic reactions, therefore, for a start, it is recommended to prepare a decoction of celandine in water. To do this, pour 50 g of grass with 200 ml of boiling water. The mixture is boiled in a steam bath for half an hour. The finished broth is filtered and rubbed on the fingers with gauze or cotton wool.
Celandine recipe
Celandine ingredients for nail fungus treatment with compresses:
- Fresh leaves are crushed.
- A drop of tea tree oil is added.
- The mixture is rubbed on the sore nails and fixed with adhesive.
- The compress is removed after 3 hours.
- It is allowed to use up to 3 times a week.
Celandine ingredients to treat fungus with application:
- The leaves of the plant are placed in jars and poured with sunflower or olive oil to cover the grass a few centimeters.
- The mixture is kept in a dark room for several hours, then the jar is left in a cool place for 2 weeks.
- On the oil produced, a cotton swab is moistened and applied to the affected area.
- Fingers were covered with adhesive film for 2 hours.
- The medicine is washed, the feet are treated with antiseptic.
Contraindications
Before treating nail fungus, it is important to reject contraindications. Pure juice and color of celandine is unacceptable in case of allergic reactions and hypersensitivity to the composition of the ingredient. Absolute contraindications are the use of the drug during pregnancy and lactation, as well as in childhood.
While using celandine, you need to monitor skin reactions. If there is severe irritation, hyperemia, a rash appears, you should abandon this option to treat fungus on the nails. Pure celandine juice is not recommended, so it must always be diluted with warm water, regardless of the recipe.
Celandine has a significant disinfectant effect, therefore, in a short time will kill all pathogenic microflora. Before using a recipe with this poisonous plant, you should consult a dermatologist. The doctor will explain whether it is possible to treat nail fungus with celandine, what are the contraindications and risks.