Tinea manuum refers to a fungal skin disease that occurs on the palms of the fingers. Tinea manuum is called "goose palm wind" in traditional Chinese medicine.

The cause of the disease is the invasion of the toes by Trichophyton epidermidis, Trichophyton or Trichophyton toe. Trichophyton rubrum has strong resistance and is difficult to control, and it interacts with Wei Qi and body fluids. It gathers together but does not disperse, resulting in dry and moist skin.

The clinical characteristics of tinea manuum are that the initial lesions are located on one side, and small blisters occur on the curved surface of the fingertips. After drying and desquamation, they gradually extend to the palms or adjacent to the fingers. The skin at the desquamation area becomes thicker and thicker. The lines are wide and deep, losing normal luster and softness, with clear boundaries, and the blisters merge with each other. After rupture, the blisters wall is not easy to fall off to form collar-like annular scales. When the climate is dry in winter, cracks and pain may occur in the fingertips and joint movable parts. After being stimulated by chemical substances, tinea manuum can turn into eczema.

The folk tricks for curing this disease are:

1: Treat tinea manuum

Prescription: 30 grams of Digupi and 15 grams of licorice

Usage: Add water to thickly decoct, take the liquid and soak the affected finger, twice a day

Efficacy: After 5 days of medication, the cure rate reaches 100%

2: Fumigation therapy

Prescription: 250 grams of Platycladus orientalis leaves, 60 grams of mugwort leaves, 50 ml of tung oil.

Usage: Fry hot tung oil, apply it on the affected finger, then use a paper roll dipped in tung oil to light it, and smoke it for 3 minutes. The medicine is boiled in water, smoked first and then washed. Once a day, 5-10 minutes each time.

Efficacy: Treat tinea manuum, fumigation and washing once for mild cases. Severe cases can be cured in 3-5 times and will never recur.

3: Prescription: 30 grams of Digupi, 15 grams of licorice.

Usage: Add water to thickly decoct, take the liquid and soak the affected finger, twice a day.

Efficacy: After 5 days of medication, the cure rate reaches 100%.

Tinea pedis refers to a fungal skin disease that occurs on the palms of the toes.

The cause of the disease is the invasion of the toes by Trichophyton epidermidis, Trichophyton or Trichophyton toe. Trichophyton rubrum has strong resistance and is difficult to control, and it interacts with Wei Qi and body fluids. It gathers together but does not disperse, resulting in dry and moist skin. Tinea pedis is caused by thick cuticles, lack of sebum, abundant sweat glands, excessive sweating, and moist feet, which is conducive to the growth and reproduction of mold. It is also easy to infect each other when using public baths, public slippers, footbaths, and towels.

Clinical manifestations of tinea pedis (1) blistering: mostly occurs in summer, the symptoms are rice-sized, deep blisters appearing between the toes, edges and soles of the feet, scattered or distributed in groups. The wall is thicker, the content is clear, and it is not easy to break. After a few days, the blisters become dry and desquamated, and merge with each other to form multi-locular blisters. When the walls of the blisters are torn off, a honeycomb-like base and bright red eroded surface can be seen, with severe itching. (2) Erosiveness: manifested as localized maceration and whitening of the epidermal cuticle. Due to constant friction while walking, the epidermis peels off, revealing a bright red eroded surface; in severe cases, the skin between the toes, the junction between the toe belly and the sole of the foot can be affected, and the itching is severe, mostly between the 3.4.5 toes. Common in Han people. (3) Squamous keratosis type: Symptoms are thickening, roughness, and scaling of the skin on the soles, edges, heels, and toes of the feet. The scales become flakes or small dots and fall off repeatedly. The skin between the toes cracks in winter, and painful blisters develop in summer. Secondary infection is often caused by scratching, which can be complicated by pustules, lymphangitis, lymphadenitis, cellulitis, erysipelas, sepsis and other diseases.

The folk tricks for curing this disease are:

1: Treat athlete's foot

Prescription: one fresh egg, 1000 ml of rice water for the second time.

Usage: Wash your feet with rice water for 10 minutes, remove the film from the eggshell, and apply to the affected area.

Efficacy: retained for 1---2 hours. Once a day.

2: Treat athlete's foot:

Prescription: 100 grams of black plum, 20 grams each of bletilla root, neem bark, atractylodes, cork, and sophora flavescens, 15 grams each of clove and evodia, aconite, 10 grams each of borneol

Usage: First fry Aconitum and Bletilla, then add Black Plum and Sophora flavescens, and add cloves and Evodia for 1 hour.

After thick decoction, add 200 ml of 75% alcohol, remove the residue and take the liquid, add borneol and mix well, apply the medicine on a cotton ball to the affected feet, twice a day

Efficacy: after one dose, the effective rate reaches 94.5 %