Ayurvedic Remedies to Treat Corns and Calluses
What are Corns?
Corns show up on the bony area on the top of the toes and
the skin between the toes. Corns are hard to touch are tender & have a
round appearance.
What are Calluses?
Calluses can occur on any part of the body that goes through
repeated pressure or irritation. Calluses are flat, painless thickenings of the
skin. Common places are on the ball or heel of the feet, hands, and on knees.
Self-Help Guidelines & Ayurvedic Remedies
· Get rid of footwear that fits poorly. Select footwear
with a wide toe box and a low heel.
· Soak your feet in plain lukewarm water or Epsom salt
bath for 5 to 10 minutes then use a pumice stone to gently rub off the dead
skin a little at a time. After that apply castor oil to keep your feet soft.
· Soak a small piece of cloth in vinegar and bind
it on the toe. Leave it on for a day and night. Another way is to soak the feet
in a pan of warm water with half a cup of vinegar. Rub down the corns and
calluses with a clean pumice stone.
· Soak the feet in warm water for 15 minutes.
Apply a small piece of the inside of a lemon peel or the skin of a ripe banana
to the corn. Tape it and leave it on overnight. In 3 days the corn should light
off.
· The milky juices of raw papaya and green figs (anjeer),
the pulp of raw potato paste of mulethi, oil extracted from outer shells of
cashew nuts (kaaju) are valuable in corns as external applications.
· Application of a paste made by one teaspoon full
of Aloe-vera gel with half teaspoonful of turmeric should be used as bandaged
overnight.
· Soak in warm water for 10 minutes every morning,
& given a daily massage with mustard oil & an application of Kasisadi
taila.
· If a corn discharge pus or fluid is infected then
consult a physician.
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