Antifungal medicines are utilized for fighting against yeast and fungi which provoke infections in different body parts. Herbal treatments are effective in treating such conditions as dandruff, athlete’s foot, vaginitis, ringworm, and severe ailments spread in the body. Antifungal drugs are generally taken by people with poor immune system, in particular by patients with AIDS as well as individuals using medications which suppress the immune system.
fungal infections types
Athlete’s foot is a fungal infection which usually occurs between the toes, though it can affect toenails as well as the sides and the bottom of feet.
Tinea is a fungal infection that affects skin, hair and nails. On the skin tinea starts like a small red zone of a pea size. It grows and spreads in a ring. The infection is generally named ringworm as it can resemble as if tiny worms were present under the skin.
Jock itch represents a fungal infection striking upper thighs and groin. The infection might happen in women and men.
Candida is a yeast infection very similar to fungi. It affects skin areas around nails and soft, moist zones around the body openings.
herbal treatments
Garlic is an effective antimicrobial agent. Albert Schweitzer used it for treating amebic dysentery. Louis Pasteur used garlic as antibacterial agent. Garlic is a rich source of germanium, which induces interferon and is useful against some cancer types as it modulates the immune reaction.
Tea tree oil represents an extract made of a tree commonly found in Australia. Tea tree oil is a treatment for mucosal fungal infections. It is taken internally for esophagus and thrush and externally it is used for treating fungal nail bed and skin infections. The extract of grapefruit seed and tea tree oil can be taken in external treatment of some candida-like skin conditions simply by putting two or three drops in a lotion and then applying it on the infected area.
Echinacea belongs to antiseptic herbs and is an immune-stimulating agent. The herb’s antibiotic and cortisone-relating actions help to enhance wound healing, systemic interferon production and T-cell lymphocytes stimulation.
Pau D’arco is derived from the extract of South American tree bark. It is effective in treating different fungal infections.
Golden Seal is useful to treat digestive disorders from peptic ulcers and to colitis because of a tonic effect produced on mucous membranes. Golden Seal is an antimicrobial agent that can enhance mucous conditions, in particular the sinuses ones.