Friday, June 13, 2008

herbs: Home remedy for Scabies Tips

Just use herbs home remedy for Scabies
1.Fresh juice of apricot leaves should be extracted and applied over the infected area. It has beneficial results in the treatment of scabies.

2.Make a neem leaf paste with fresh or dried neem leaves and an equal quantity of turmeric powder mixed with mustard oil. This should be applied on the body and left for an hour or so. Then the person should bath. Repeat for 7- 10 days till all lesions have healed.

3.The dried bark of a peepul tree can be powdered fine, strained through a fine sieve and used as a dusting powder on lesions of scabies.

4.Extract the juice from 400 - 500 gm of drumstick leaves. Mix with an equal amount of sesame seed oil, and boil till the water dries up. Cool and store. Apply daily over the infected parts. Both have strong anti-microbial properties.

5.Apply lotions containing gamma benzene hexachloride or sulphur, available in the market under trade names such as scabiol and gammascab. These should be applied on the whole skin below the neck at night. All the red bumps should be scratched before application.

6.Avoid physical contact with infected persons and their belongings, especially clothing and bedding.