Tinea of ??hands and feet is a common skin disease caused by filamentous fungi. In recent years, it has been found that Candida albicans and yeast-like fungi can also cause this disease. If it occurs on the hands, it is called tinea manuum, also called goosefoot; if it occurs on the feet, it is called tinea pedis, also called athlete's foot, or athlete's foot. According to the characteristics of the disease, it is divided into two types.

(1) Dry: The skin at the lesion is rough and thickened, with desquamation, often accompanied by chapped, and obvious itching. During treatment, the following prescriptions may be used as appropriate.

30 ml of vinegar, 1 handful of fresh cypress leaves, 6 grams of soap alum.

Usage: Soak the medicine in appropriate amount of water, apply the liquid on the affected area, twice a day.

9 grams of hibiscus root bark.

Usage: Grind the hibiscus root bark into fine powder, then mix it with vinegar into a paste, and apply it to the affected area once a day.

(2) Wet type: blisters, erosions, and exudate appear in the lesions, with obvious itching and recurring attacks. During treatment, the following prescriptions may be used as appropriate.

An appropriate amount of dry alum.

Usage: First put 15 grams of dried alum into an appropriate amount of water. After dissolving, immerse the affected area, soak for 10 to 15 minutes and then take it out. After it is slightly dry, sprinkle an appropriate amount of dried alum on the affected area, daily. 1 to 2 times.

0.6g borneol, 0.6g light powder, 10g dry alum.

Usage: Grind the medicated *** into fine powder. Wash the affected area with dry alum water before treatment, then dip an alcohol cotton ball into the medicated powder and apply it to the affected area, wrap it with gauze, and change the dressing every day. once until the illness is cured.