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How to Get Rid of Ringworm Fast

Bidisha Mukherjee
A ringworm can be very painful and infectious. This story will tell you how to get rid of ringworm fast.
Ringworm is a skin infection caused by growth of a fungus on the uppermost layers of the skin. It can infect any part of the body, but is more commonly found on the hands, feet, groin, scalp, and face. It is a highly contagious and spreads easily through direct contact with infected humans or pets.
It can even spread through clothes, bedding, combs, or any other objects that are being used by an infected person. It can be identified with a round patch with a red or silvery white color.
After some time, the patches changes into raised skin bumps. Later, it becomes a scaly blister that causes a lot of itching. People want to know how to get rid of ringworm fast, mainly because, its symptoms are very annoying.

Home Remedies

There are several ingredients that are easily available in our homes and good for healing this problem. The worst part is that it takes a lot of time to heal. Here are a few home remedies for such sores.
Papaya: Unripe papaya fruit can be used for treating the sores. Take a slice of papaya and rub it thoroughly over the site of infection twice a day for best results. Dry seeds of papaya can be used for the same purpose. Grind the seeds into a powder, and add some water to it. Apply this paste properly on the rash and allow it to dry. Later, wash off with water.
Coconut Oil: Coconut oil has an amazing effect on the infection. When you apply it regularly on the patches, then it makes the skin soft. Thus, the dryness and scaliness is gone in no time. It also stops the itching that is often associated with the rashes.
Turmeric: Turmeric can be used both internally as well as externally. The fresh juice of raw turmeric can be applied directly on the infection, and its natural antibacterial properties help to cure the infection. For oral intake, you have to mix the extracted juice of turmeric with an equal amount of honey. It should be taken daily in the morning.
Raw Vegetable Juice: Several raw vegetables have natural qualities that can act as an excellent cure. Combine about 300 ml of fresh carrot juice with 200 ml of spinach juice and have it daily.
Mustard Seeds: Prepare a thick paste by adding some water into one tablespoonful of mustard powder. Then, clean up the patches thoroughly with warm water. Apply the paste made of mustard powder on them, and let it stay on them for around half an hour. After that, wash off with cold water.
Coriander Juice: You must have noticed that the infection tend to make the skin dry and scaly. Application of coriander juice helps to destroy the fungus, and at the same time, it eliminates the dryness of the skin. For this, crush a handful of fresh coriander leaves, and spread them evenly on the sores.
Maintain Hygiene: The affected part should be kept in a clean and dry condition. Avoid touching of the skin lesions with your hands again and again without any reasons. When you have to touch them for applying medicines, wash your hands thoroughly with antibacterial soap and water before and after touching them.
These remedies will start showing results within a couple of weeks, but you must continue to use them for the next few months. The main reason behind so much of curiosity about how to get rid of these blisters in humans naturally is that the natural substances can be used on the skin for a long time without the fear of any adverse effects.
Disclaimer: This story is for informative purposes only, and should not be used as a replacement for expert medical advice.