Intertrigo / Athlete's Foot / Foot Rot

Disease Overview

Working in water or mud for a long time, washing clothes with soap or getting wet with water in rainy season causes sores between hands and toes. It is called haja gha. This disease is also seen due to hereditary reasons.

Diet & Regimen Guidelines
  • Applying soap and water to the wound is prohibited. Meat, eggs should not be eaten. Salicylic acid half to half, boric acid half to two ounces mixed with Vaseline is beneficial when applied externally to sores twice a day. One ounce of coconut oil with 20-30 drops of carbolic acid well mixed and applied to the wound is healing.

Recommended Homeopathic & Biochemic Remedies (4)

Acid Nit
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Irritability
  • very angry
  • chilly
  • Bad breath
  • Sore at the corners of the lips
  • Sweat stinks
  • foul-smelling stools
  • Bad smell in urine
  • Sores between hands and toes
  • Very foul smelling, throbbing, stabbing pain
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

200 daily morning-afternoon. In old disease 1m or 10m morning-afternoon.

Sulphur
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • A patient of unclean nature
  • Sores between fingers, very itchy
  • Sensation during itching, followed by burning
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

200 morning-afternoon. Higher potency in chronic diseases.

Echinacea
Homeopathy
Key Symptoms:
  • Sores between hands and toes
  • Very smelly
  • Tetanus pain
  • itching
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

3x or 6 3/4 drops medicine with little water three times a day. Echinacea Q 1 dram mixed with one ounce of Vaseline or coconut oil is beneficial.

Natrum Sulph
Biochemic
Key Symptoms:
  • Sore between fingers
  • Disease growth by soaking in water
Recommended Dosage Guidelines:

12x 2-4 pills (according to age) twice daily. Homeopathic 200, 1m, 10m or higher potencies are effective.