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Goldenseal Extract
Posted by Michael (Sodus, MI) on 03/05/2009
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I successfully treated my seven year olds case of ringworm on her face with Golden seal extract.
EC: Thanks for your feedback. Was this an external application or did she drink the drops in water?
Grapefruit Seed Extract
Posted by Miller (Austin, Tx) on 03/27/2008
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I, too, have recently used Grapefruit Seed Extract (one drop per ounce of water), applying it several times a day for a couple of days, and it immediately dried up and mostly disappeared. I'm in the process now of applying once a day for a more extended period of time.
Green Walnut Hull
Posted by Joyce (Joelton, Tn.) on 11/10/2007
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..I learned to skirt around a lot of guff from surrounding co-workers by telling patients things like, "hey that looks like a ringworm to me. The old folks used to slice a piece off a green walnut hull and rub it on it 3 or 4 times a day", after they exposed a lesion on their leg and told me it had been there a year or two and nothing the dermatologists had prescribed had helped at all.
Green Walnut Juice
Posted by Mark (Tulsa, OK) on 09/22/2008
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When I was a kid and got ringworm my Grandfather told me to go get a green walnut off of the tree that we had in our back yard. He cut the walnut and told me to rub the black juice on the ringworm. I did this one time and the ringworm disappeared and never came back. This is an ancient remedy that originated in the european country of wales and was passed down to my grandfather from his dad. My cat recently acquired ringworm but I no longer live in my childhood home in the country that had the walnut tree out back so I went to the health food store and got some walnut extract which is diluted with 50% alcohol. It is working, after 3 or 4 applications but it's still not as good as the green walnut juice. It cured the ringworm with one application.
Green Walnuts
Posted by Chase (Indiana, US) on 06/11/2014
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This is a seasonal cure for ringworm, but it has worked every time I have seen it tried!!! You take a walnut with the green shell still on it and peal off a thin layer to expose the " what I call husk meat" and rub the juice oozing from it on the affected area.? It will burn a bit and stain the skin, but IT WORKS!!!!!!!!
Green Walnuts
Posted by Darly (Jacksonville, NC) on 01/29/2007
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I remember as a child that my mother cured ringworm with a green walnut. Cut or scrape the outer shell away and rub the walnut over the area. It does turn brown, but it works every time. (now, where to get the green walnut? might be the only problem)
Homeopathic Remedies
Posted by Joy (Chicago, Il) on 10/21/2009
If the ACV and walnut is not working you could try homeopathy. It would be too complex to suggest different remedies but if you went into a homeopathic pharmacy, they could help. There is a remedy made from ringworm (diluted) and it may go under the latin name Tinea.
Replied by Tee
(Chicago, Il)
10/21/2009
Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by Judi (Australia) on 02/14/2018
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I recently had ringworm on my temple. I washed it with hydrogen peroxide over a two day period. It then dissipated.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by Anonymous (Mississauga, On) on 06/17/2013
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I got a ringworm spot, I believe from a used clothing store. Initially I thought it's psoriasis I suffer from, but it was developing tiny liquid pustules and a dark pink redish ring, well defined round shape and was increasing in size daily.
What I used to treat it was a combination of natural remedies iodine 5%, some VCO, 3 garlic heads taken internally for 3 days, but what I think worked the best was hydrogen peroxide 3%; I freak out a bit after couple of days, painted Iodine and Virgin Coconut Oil was not helping much so I taped over it a face cotton pad with H2o2 overnight which was incredible itchy and painful at the same time but you could see the spot was drying completely.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by April (Turlock, California) on 05/10/2007
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hydrogen peroxide on ringworm: this does not work. it just made my ringworms red and created little scabs.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by Sarah (Vanceburg, KY) on 09/15/2006
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I tried the remedy with putting the peroxide on my son's face overnight. It left a red place on his face where it had sat all night and didn't do anything to the ringworm but make it redder. This did not work. At least not on my child.
Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by Yolanda (Tampa, FL) on 09/12/2006
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At first sight of ringworm, I used store bought hydrogen peroxide on a cotton ball, placed it on the ringworm, taped down with a band aid. By morning it was completely gone.
Iodine
Posted by Quadshield (Prattsville, Arkansas) on 09/13/2016
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One of the easiest quickest and cheapest way I've ever found to treat ringworm and athletes foot is iodine. Not the kind you get at the pharmacy but 7%. You get at a farm supply or feed store for use on farm animals. Human iodine is I think 3%. Those are both fungal infections so not positive on mange if it's from a mite but worth a shot.
Iodine
Posted by Toourlady89 (Hayward, Ca) on 09/29/2013
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I have used Lugol's Iodine for ringworm. My nephew had it in his thigh. I had him apply Iodine to the area twice a day and it cleared in about a week. I googled how to use it, I used 4% Iodine.
Iodine
Posted by Lindsey (Montoursville, Pa) on 02/12/2013
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I had a spreading ringworm rash that lasted for 6 months--between Oct. 2011 and April 2012. During that time, I tried lotions from the doctor, Diflucan, Absorbine Jr., garlic, apple cider vinegar, and a very low-sugar diet. Nothing worked!
I was really frustrated, but then I found this website and decided to try iodine. I started applying iodine once a day to the ringworm patches, and within 2 weeks, all of my spots were gone. A few came back, but the iodine quickly knocked them out again. I haven't had any troubles with ringworm for the past 8+ months!
Thanks everyone for suggesting cures for ringworm. I knew I needed to come back and add my story once I was sure the ringworm was gone for good!
Replied by Davidcoolbreeze
(Nashville, Tennessee, U.s.a.)
07/23/2013
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