The soles of the feet itchy cracking peeling may be infected with fungi caused by tinea pedis, with moxibustion generally can not play a therapeutic role, should be clear cause of the active use of medication.
1. Tinea pedis is commonly known as “foot fungus”, can appear peeling, itching, cracking and other symptoms, usually and other people share towels, slippers, or go to a public place accidentally infected. The treatment is usually topical medication, such as terbinafine hydrochloride cream, ketoconazole, etc., and can be combined with oral medication, such as terbinafine capsules, ketoconazole capsules, etc., if serious.
2. Moxibustion is through the stimulation of acupuncture points to stimulate the function of the meridians and play a role, so as to achieve the regulation of organs and tissues of the body dysfunction of the therapeutic purpose. It can be clinically applied to a variety of internal diseases and surgical diseases.
Used for the treatment of surgical diseases mainly for sores, scrofula (mainly refers to the neck lymph nodes tuberculosis) or breast carbuncle (breast redness, swelling and pain, milk discharge is not smooth, and ultimately the formation of suppurative diseases) at the beginning of a variety of pain, boils are not suppurative, etc., moxibustion can be eliminated to dissipate stasis and remove toxins and release heat.
Tinea pedis does not belong to the indications of moxibustion, so if there is itching on the soles of the feet, dry cracks, peeling and other symptoms similar to tinea pedis, it is recommended to follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the use of medication, to avoid blind use of medication, pay attention to foot hygiene and hand hygiene, to avoid cross-infection.