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Homely remedies for ringworms

August 11, 2008

Irritated by ringworms patches on your skin? Just try out these easy homely solutions for treating ringworms.

Using papaya:
Papaya slices are very effective in treating ringworms, just rub a small slice of it on the ringworm patch and see the results yourself. Even a paste of dried papaya seeds does equal good in treating ringworm patches on your skin.

Using mustard seeds:
For treating ringworm patches on your skin, make a fine paste of mustard seeds and apply it externally over the affected area. But before applying this paste, wash the affected thoroughly with warm water.

Using basil leaves
The juice extracted from basil is a wonderful technique in dealing with ringworms patches since ages. You must have heard this method from your granny’s every time you suffer from this skin infection. Just apply extracted juice of basil leaves on the affected area and see how quickly the skin acquires its normal state.

Using turmeric powder:
Do you even a pinch of turmeric that forms an important pat of your daily dishes that you eat, greatly helps in treating ringworm patches? The juice of raw turmeric when applied externally on the affected area of the skin helps in getting rid of ringworm patches. Also, you can mix one tsp of turmeric juice with equal quantity of honey and take it in an oral form for treatment of ringworm patches.

Using raw vegetables:
Isn’t this surprising that even raw vegetables can be used for the treatment of ringworms. Trust me, a carrot juice in combination with spinach juice proves to be very beneficial in getting rid of ringworms. Just take 300 ml of carrot juice, 200 ml of spinach juice and prepare a 500 ml liter of this. Later drink this juice on daily basis for effectual results.


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