Ringworm
Look-up: Infect / Fungi (Mycoses)
Tincture of Bloodroot, or aromatic vinegar.
Secondary: Infusion of Goldenseal.
Diseases: Signs (SI) & Symptoms (SY) or Cause (CA)
See Purpose-Herbs Cross-reference.
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CA |
animal |
Zoophilic in origin. Tinea captis: cattle. |
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SY |
foot |
Tinea pedis. The most common type of fungal infection. Can be scaly, powdery, or vesicular. |
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SY |
groin |
Tinea cruris. Well demarcated redness and peripheral scaling. Itchy. |
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SY |
hand |
Tinea manuum. Involves palms. Dry powder, picking out of creases. |
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SY |
nails, brittle |
Tinea unguim. Toe nail infection more common than finger nail. Early symptoms are that the free edge of nail becomes crumbly and yellowy. |
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CA |
people |
Anthropophilic in origin. On feet well washing areas of public pools. |
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SY |
scalp |
Tinea captis. Balding, slightly scaly, hairs broken off. Inflammation minimal. Altewrnatively can be boggy and inflammed. |
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SY |
trunk |
Tinea corporis. Erythematous scaly plaques. Glow slowly in rings; clearing in middle. Itchy when set. |
Purpose-Herbs Cross-reference.