Where did this unbearable itch and small pimples on the hands and stomach come from? These are the first signs of scabies, and treatment should be started immediately. At the very beginning of the disease, scabies are easily confused with allergies or even mosquito bites. In fact, everything can be much more complicated.
Scabies mite, easily penetrating the human skin through microcracks and insignificant wounds, causes severe irritation. Gradually the mite migrates all over the body, leaving small grooves. With the naked eye, these "ways", like an insect, can not be considered, and it is not so easy to get rid of an itch mite.
Treatment of scabies with folk remedies
Of course, there are many medications, both external and internal, that relieve the scabies and the consequences of his "travel" on the skin. But not everyone will agree to use high-potency drugs. In addition, pharmaceutical products are often expensive "pleasure." So why not try to cure scabies with old methods, tested by many generations?
Perhaps the old folk ways will take more time, but the treatment of scabies at home will save you from having to buy expensive medications with a lot of side effects and contraindications. Means for the treatment of scabies can be prepared at home on their own. Here are a few folk recipes from an itch mite:
- The broth of juniper has a curative effect. 50 berries of this plant need to pour 5 liters of boiling water, cook 15 minutes. The resulting broth pour into the bath, add water to the desired volume. If necessary, you can weld a double or even triple the number of juniper berries, keeping the proportion. Take a bath before the rash disappears completely.
- From the decoction of the buckthorn you can also take medicinal baths. To do this, pour 100 g of buckthorn crumb 1 liter of boiling water, cook for 15 minutes. The broth should be infused for 3 hours. After it must be poured into a warm bath. Take a bath from the buckthorn should be at least 15 minutes. The therapeutic effect is achieved after 10 days.
- The application of garlic-mustard oil is another effective treatment for scabies. One large head of garlic should be crushed and ground to a homogeneous mixture, pour 400 ml of mustard oil, boil for 20 minutes, strain, cool and apply to the affected areas. Garlic must be stored in the refrigerator.
- Fresh plants , due to the mass of useful properties contained therein, are also used in folk methods of treating scabies. Skin when scabies is useful to lubricate the juice of green milks. The procedure should be carried out 5-6 times a day with freshly squeezed plant juice.
- Clean the tar skin for scabies, leaving it to act for 3-4 hours. Then rinse thoroughly with warm water. In the same way, the scabies are treated with tar soap , slightly moistening it with water. Soap has a softer effect, so the procedure for its application will have to be repeated several times a day.
- Drying oil , mixed with turpentine in a 4: 1 ratio, perfectly copes with scabies. This mixture should be rubbed into the affected area.
Treatment of scabies with sulfur ointment
One of the most popular means for treating an unpleasant scabies disease is sulfuric ointment. It quickly removes the main signs - itching, rashes and redness. Ointment can be purchased at the pharmacy, but you can also cook at home. For cooking you will need:
- 1 tsp. sulfur;
- a pinch of table salt;
- 2 tsp. melted lard.
All the ingredients need to be mixed. Ready ointment apply on the skin before bedtime. Pharmacy sulfuric ointment is used in the same way as homemade ointment:
- It is necessary to apply ointment on all parts of the body, excluding the face and scalp, for the night.
- Bedding and clothing after using the product will need to be washed at a high temperature and thoroughly ironed.
- The remains of the ointment should not be washed off the skin for 4 days.
- On the fourth day, the sulfuric ointment should be applied again and washed off in the morning of the fifth day.
Scabies, whose folk treatment does not give solid results, is subject to complex elimination under the supervision of an experienced dermatologist.