5 Herbs For Fungal Infections

A Fungal Infection can be described as an inflammatory condition in which fungi invade and multiply in the digestive tract, skin, genitals and other body tissues like the lungs and liver. The Fungal infection tends to be mild and treatable. Fungal infection causes discomfort, itching, and can damage the skin.

Ringworm, Athlete’s foot, peeling or scaling of the skin, candidiasis, and blisters are some examples of fungal infections, which can be treated easily with the naturally available herbs. Here, we are going to discuss about the best herbs to get rid of the fungal infections.

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Best Herbs For Treating Fungal Infections

Consume Garlic And Lime Tea

Garlic is a natural herb, widely used as a key ingredient in treating different types of diseases. Garlic is packed with antifungal and antiviral power. Allicin and Diallyl Sulphide present in garlic provide the ultimate benefit in treating fungal infection.

Garlic in the raw form is more effective. The best method to treat Candida fungus is to consume garlic tea with about 4 tablespoons of lime juice. Slice about 4-5 cloves of garlic into smaller pieces, put these garlic cloves into a cup of water and allow it to boil for some time.

After 5 minutes, remove it from the stove and allow it to cool to room temperature. Strain into a coffee cup; add four tablespoons of lemon into it. Drinking this garlic tea helps in curing Candida fungus. Lemon juice has lots of acidic content in it, which helps in increasing the good bacteria in your body to fight against the fungus infection. You can follow this procedure for a certain period until you are free from the fungal infection.

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Chamomile Flower And Leaves

This flower has been used traditionally for centuries to treat many diseases because of its antibacterial, antifungal properties. Place some Chamomile leaves and flowers in a muslin cloth and wring gently. This can be applied on the fungal infected area as a poultice.

After some time, remove the poultice and allow the fungal infected area to dry. Repeat this process to treat the fungal infected area until the infection is cured. You can use this process on a regular basis for getting a quick positive result.

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Neem Extracts

Neem tree (Azadirachta indica) is a tropical evergreen tree. Aqueous extract of neem leaf, neem seed oil, neem leaf powder, neem leaf paste has been used for treatment of fungus infections like athlete’s foot, ringworm and Candida. Neem is the most powerful anti-fungal herb available in nature. The two compounds gedunin and nimbidol present in the Neem destroy the infection causing fungi.

For the treatment of Athlete’s foot, make a paste of Corn starch powder mixed with Neem powder and apply it on the fungal infected area. This paste helps in the treatment of the Athletes foot fungus to a great extent. For the treatment of ringworms, apply neem oil on the fungi infected area with a cotton swab, leave it overnight and wash it off with warm water.

Repeat the process until the ringworm fungal infection is cured completely. Bathing with warm water mixed with Neem oil also benefits in curing a fungal infection. Ringworm infection is also cured by applying the neem leaf paste on the fungal infected area. After allowing it to dry for about an hour, wash the fungal infected area mildly with warm water.

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Turmeric Paste

Turmeric is a powerful healing spice, with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It is commonly used in herbal medicines. Curcumin is a substance found in turmeric. Turmeric can be used externally and internally for treating infections. Turmeric can heal many fungal infections like athlete’s foot, Candida and ringworm.

Consuming regularly a teaspoon full of turmeric mixed with the milk works as an immunity booster and helps in reducing the Candida fungal infection. For treating athlete’s foot and ringworm fungal infection, apply turmeric paste mixed with warm water directly on the infected area.

Leave it overnight and wash it with warm water. Repeat the process until the infection is healed completely. Use this process on a regular basis for the easy removal of a fungal infection.

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Onion

Onion is having Antibacterial and anti-fungal property. To treat the toenail fungus, crush some onions into a paste and apply it on the affected area.

Alternatively, onion juice can also be extracted and applied to the fungus infected area. This application has to be repeated every few hours for fast recovery. To ensure that infection does not recur, continue the process for about a month.