What are the views on detoxification of athlete’s foot in traditional Chinese medicine theory?

Traditional Chinese medicine is profound and extensive. Compared with Western medicine, the treatment process of traditional Chinese medicine is gentler and causes less harm to the human body. No matter what kind of disease it is, there are certain views and treatment methods in traditional Chinese medicine. Athlete's foot is a very common and widespread disease, and there are many theories about it in traditional Chinese medicine. So, what are the views of TCM on detoxification of athlete’s foot? The following is a detailed introduction for everyone!

1. The view of traditional Chinese medicine

In traditional Chinese medicine, the foot is called the foot. The foot is at the very bottom of the human body, and all things begin from the root. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the foot is the root of us. There are a total of twelve meridians in the human body, six of which are connected to the feet. These meridians circulate qi and blood, connect the internal organs, communicate the inside and outside, and run through the upper and lower pathways. There are also many acupuncture points on the feet to maintain the connection between tissues and organs and regulate life activities. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that athlete's foot is caused by dietary disorders and the downward flow of dampness in the spleen and stomach meridians. This is because traditional Chinese medicine divides food into cold and cold foods, and some foods are classified as hair-raising foods. For example, "Bencao Qiuzhen" points out: "Black taro is sweet in taste and cold in nature, and is good at descending. Therefore, do not eat it with cold air. Eating it will cause people to suffer from athlete's foot." Traditional Chinese medicine believes that cold and dampness enter the body and manifest themselves on the surface. This surface is the surface of the body, and athlete's foot is a skin disease caused by cold and dampness invading the body and bacteria breeding.

2. Athlete’s foot does not detoxify

Whether athlete's foot can really detoxify has always been a controversial topic. In fact, athlete's foot does not detoxify, but rather is toxic. This is because athlete's foot is caused by cold and dampness invading the lower limbs, flowing through the skin, flesh, tendons and veins, or improper diet, which damages the spleen and stomach, and causes damp heat to flow into the feet and shins, and manifests itself in the form of athlete's foot. Athlete's foot can also be caused by fungal infection, which is contagious and mostly hides in sweaty and humid places, forming small blisters on the feet. They are extremely itchy, and once they break, they will spread to the surrounding areas and cause further infection. After the athlete's foot is cured, other parts of the body may experience similar symptoms to athlete's foot. In fact, this does not mean that athlete's foot does not detoxify, but that these toxins are manifested through other parts of the body, which is still a toxic manifestation.

3. Reasons why athlete's foot cannot be cured

1. Taking medication without a doctor’s order

This situation means that once you find yourself with athlete's foot, you will ignore its serious threat because it is a common skin disease. You will often choose some simple treatment methods, such as soaking your feet in salt water, soaking your feet in Chinese medicine, etc. These can only temporarily kill the bacteria on the feet and relieve the itching, but cannot completely cure the athlete's foot.

2. Hormone components in drugs

Everyone should be familiar with hormones, and there are many hormone ingredients in medicines, especially athlete's foot medicines. Most of them have obvious anti-itching effects, but at the same time, the hormone ingredients in the medicines will become a source of nutrition for athlete's foot bacteria, which will aggravate athlete's foot. Moreover, athlete's foot is a fungal infection, so it is necessary to prescribe the right medicine for the disease. Choose some medicines that are specifically used against the bacteria, and the effect must be long-lasting to cure the root cause.

3. Quit when you are ahead

This can be said to be an important reason why athlete's foot is difficult to cure fundamentally. Many people will forget the itching once the scar has healed, because after a period of treatment, the anti-itching effect may be prominently manifested. At this time, many people will think that the athlete's foot is cured. In fact, this is not the case. The athlete's foot fungus parasitizes in the stratum corneum of the skin and grows and reproduces. It requires long-term medication to kill it, and the effect of the drug temporarily curbs the reproduction of bacteria, so the itching stops. Once the drug is stopped, in a suitable environment, the bacteria will quickly reproduce again, and athlete's foot will recur again.