Vinegar in cooking has a pivotal position, often used in slippery dishes, cold dishes, etc. At the same time, vinegar is a necessity in daily life, vinegar has many uses, usually used as a condiment, but sometimes also used for health care, medicinal, prevention of influenza and other effects. Because of this, the public Mr. Liu after suffering from foot fungus will choose to use vinegar to soak feet, hoping that through the bactericidal effect of vinegar to kill the foot fungus, foot fungus play a therapeutic role. "I was introduced to this method by a friend, and every night I added vinegar to boiling water to soak my feet. After a period of time, the symptoms of foot fungus did get relieved, but I would like to know whether it is possible to cure the disease by using this method all the time?" Foot fungus, also known as tinea pedis, develops as a result of dermatophytes, yeast-like bacteria and non-dermatophyte filamentous fungi. Skin experts explain that among the theories of traditional Chinese medicine, vinegar is considered to have the effect of eliminating carbuncles and swellings, dispersing water vapor, killing evil poisons, and stopping itching and astringency. So using vinegar to soak feet can indeed play a role in the treatment of foot fungus, put white vinegar in the water and feet into which soaked for a few minutes can play a role in sterilization. However, due to the different physique of the patients, the antiviral ability is also different, so some patients will have obvious improvement after soaking with vinegar, but some patients can not play a role, the fungus still exists. Therefore, patients are advised to decide the treatment method according to their own situation. Since the fungus can parasitize in the stratum corneum, it is necessary to insist on the treatment for a longer period of time in order to eliminate the fungus. At the same time, it is also important to note that medication should not be used indiscriminately, and treatment should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor after examination. For example, tinctures should not be used where the skin is already broken, and ointments should be used for thickened and cracked skin. When foot odor infection occurs, it may be accompanied by inflammation complication, in the process of treatment, first anti-inflammatory, and then the treatment of the disease.