39 results about "Foot ringworm" patented technology

The invention discloses honeycomb vinegar and a preparation method thereof and relates to a vinegar seasoning product. The vinegar comprises the following components in parts by weight: 0-8 parts of myotonin, 0-8 parts of black rice, 0-2 parts of red dates and 2-12 parts of honeycomb. The honeycomb vinegar is prepared by an acetic fermentation method of liquid backflow or solid fermentation. In the invention, the honeycomb, the myotonin, the black rice and the dates are used as raw materials, thus the vinegar has effective active substances of the honeycomb, the myotonin, the black rice and the dates. The product has good curative effect in the aspects of improving the immunity and treating the bronchitis, the rhinitis, the scirrhus, pain subcutaneous ulcer pyogenic infections, the benignprostatic hyperplasia, the arthritis, the hepatitis B, obstetrical and gynecological diseases, the impotence, the enuresis, the bone tuberculosis, stomach diseases, the pertussis and foot ringworms and has no toxic and side effects. Compared with the traditional table vinegar, the honeycomb vinegar has the advantages of gentle vinegar smell, pleasant fragrance and clear brownish red color. With the honeycomb vinegar, people can enjoy delicious food and also achieve the effect of medical health care.

The invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicine health-care foot bath liquid and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the traditional Chinese medicine health care field. The traditional Chinese medicine health-care foot bath liquid is characterized by being prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 20-25 parts of folium artemisiae argyi, 18-23 parts of polygala tenuifolia, 20-28 parts of crocus sativus, 15-20 parts of sanguis draconis, 12-18 parts of herba artemisiae scopariae, 20-27 parts of snow lotus herb, 16-20 pars of fructus cnidii, 16-20 pars of cistanche, 13-17 parts of dried alum, 15-20 parts of sophora flavescens, 18-23 parts of fleece-flower root, 13-17 parts of sealwort and 13-17 parts of snakegourd fruit. The traditional Chinese medicine health-care foot bath liquid is capable of sterilizing, invigorating the circulation of blood and moisturizing the skin, and also capable of removing foot diseases such as tinea pedis and beriberi; if all the raw materials are proportionally prepared into the foot bath liquid for soaking feet, the effects of relaxing the muscles and stimulating the blood circulation, refreshing and recovering from fatigue, preventing foot cracking and peeling, and the like can be achieved.

The invention discloses a Chinese herbal medicinal external application preparation and a preparation method and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of Chinese medicinal preparations. The preparation is characterized by consisting of the following substances in parts by weight: 15-25 parts of common threewingnut root, 15-25 parts of mimosa pudica, 6-15 parts of kiskatom epicarp,10-20 parts of hemsley rockvine root, 6-15 parts of pepper, 10-20 parts of dyers woad leaf, 3-8 parts of chinaberry bark and 3-8 parts of centipede. The Chinese herbal medicinal external application preparation has the effects of relieving fever, relieving internal heat, inducing diaphoresis to dispel wind, detoxifying, eliminating toxicants, sterilizing, eliminating dampness, resisting inflammation, eliminating the swelling, relieving itching, removing ringworm, regulating immunity, improving microcirculation and the like, has remarkable healing effects on psoriasis, eczema, herpes, skin itch, dermatophytosis, athlete's foot and the like, and has the advantages of high cure rate, extensive treatment, no damage to human skin, small toxic or side effect, simple preparation method, using safety and convenience and low production cost. The preparation plays in role in treating the malignant disease with poisonous agents, and has the characteristics of capability of treating both principal and secondary aspects of a disease, remarkable healing effect, difficult recurrence after curing and easiness for application.

A ring-shaped toe-patch is provided for treatment and prevention of tinea pedis, commonly known as athlete's foot. The toe-patches are made of rubber-foam, attached to a hydrophobic material for elimination of fungus like T. rubrum. The toe-patch has cuts extending into the patch from the central circle in the toe-patch. Due to its perfect fit the toe-patch comes close to the affected area making it possible for a hydrophobic material attached to foam to effectively bind the fungi. Simultaneously with the elimination of the fungi the toe-patch works as a toe separator creating space between the toes.

The invention discloses an insole for preventing and treating foot ringworm. The insole comprises an insole body, wherein a device for fixing a medicine layer is arranged on the surface of the insolebody, the device can be used for fixing the medicine layer, and an air-permeable membrane is arranged outside the medicine layer; the medicine layer is detachably arranged on a fixing device of the insole body, and a medicine is arranged in the medicine layer. The insole for preventing and treating foot ringworm can be used together with a sock matched with the insoles, and clinical observation proves that the insole has a good curative effect on treatment of foot ringworm.

The invention discloses a tincture for treating erosive athlete's feet and belongs to the technical field of Chinese herbal preparations. The tincture is prepared from six medicine raw materials, namely climbing groundsel herbs, radix sophorae flavescentis, cortex pseudolaricis, radix stemonae, alums and Chinese gall. The medicine raw materials are prepared into the tincture to be externally applied to the affected part in a smeared mode. The tincture has the functions of clearing heat and promoting diuresis, purging fire and removing toxins and generating tissue and stopping itching and is good in erosive athlete's foot treatment effect, convenient to smear, safe and effective.

The invention discloses a medicine for treating foot ringworm and a preparation method thereof. The medicine disclosed by the invention comprises the following medicinal materials in parts by weight: 5-15 parts of dock root, 5-15 parts of szechwan chinaberry fruit, 5-15 parts of cuttlebone, 5-15 parts of pericarpium zanthoxyli, 25-35 parts of radix sophorae flavescentis, 10-20 parts of rosin, 10-20 parts of cortex pseudolaricis, 25-35 parts of cortex dictamni, 10-20 parts of golden cypress, 25-35 parts of elephantopus scaber, 10-20 parts of purslane and 10-20 parts of cavalerie mosla. Compared with the prior art, the medicine disclosed by the invention is a pure traditional Chinese medicine preparation and has no toxic or side effect, has the efficacies of clearing heat, expelling damp, eliminating dampness and relieving itching, strong quick-acting capabilities of relieving itching and relieving anabrosis and obvious treatment effects on various symptoms caused by the foot ringworm, can effectively inhibit the reoccurrence of foot ringworm; the purpose of completely treating the foot ringworm is reached; the medicine is convenient to apply, does not cause any pain. The invention provides an excellent medicine administration selection for patients with foot ringworm.

The invention discloses a traditional Chinese medicine formula for being externally applied to treat dermatophytosis. The traditional Chinese medicine formula is characterized by comprising, by weight, 50-80 g of cortex pseudolaricis, 15-20 g of radix sophorae flavescentis, 15-20 g of radix stemonae, 3-5 g of realgar and 1000 g of vinegar. The traditional Chinese medicine formula for being externally applied to treat dermatophytosis is low in cost, convenient to use and good in contact effect with a patient and has obvious curative effect on tinea manus and pedis.

The invention discloses a multifunctional traditional Chinese medicinal herbal insole which comprises an upper layer and a lower layer, wherein a plurality of strip medicinal blocks are arranged in the upper surface of the lower layer corresponding to gaps among body toes, and are alternately distributed among the toes; upper parts of the strip medicinal blocks extend out of the upper layer; the edge of the upper layer and the edge of the lower layer are adhered through a magnet; and each strip medicinal block comprises polyurethane foam and traditional Chinese medicinal powder dispersed in the polyurethane foam. Compared with the prior art, the multifunctional traditional Chinese medicinal herbal insole has remarkable effects for improving and treating fungus caused beriberi and tinea pedis symptoms of feet by means of reasonable combining and mixing of traditional Chinese medicinal materials and specific local interdigital administration; and foot blood circulation can be accelerated by stimulating sole acupoints, the body organ functions can be comprehensively regulated, the air permeability and comfortable feeling of the insole are further improved due to the dual-layer structure, and the service life is prolonged.

The invention discloses a foot soaking liquid. The foot soaking liquid comprises trace elements, magnesium element, potassium element, alkaloid, emulsifying agent and water, wherein the trace elements include Fe, B, Mn, Zn, Cu and Mo. The foot soaking liquid is used for treating foot diseases such as tinea pedis, foot odor and the like.

The invention provides itching-relieving and ringworm-eliminating liquid and a preparation process thereof. The itching-relieving and ringworm-eliminating liquid comprises a lipid phase and a water phase, wherein the lipid phase comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 1 to 3 percent of natural menthol, 0.2 to 3 percent of Australian tea-plant essential oil and 0.1 to 1 percent of propolis; and the water phase comprises the following components in percentage by mass: 0.1 to 1.5 percent of thyme, 0.1 to 1.5 percent of folium eucalypti, 0.1 to 1.5 percent of white willow, 0.1 to 1.5 percent of bletilla hyacinthina reichb, 0.1 to 1.5 percent of cortex pseudolaricis extract, 0.1 to 1.5 percent of allantoin and 0.1 to 1.5 percent of nanometer sulphur. The itching-relieving and ringworm-eliminating liquid is used for treating beriberi (athlete's foot and tinea pedis), foot odor, foot itching, hand and foot ringworm and the like, can relieve pain and itching immediately, ensures medicament action lasts for over 24 hours, prevents the second infection and cross infection of foot fungi effectively and avoids the relapse of the beriberi.

The invention discloses a foot bath powder for treating tinea, and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine. The foot bath powder is prepared from, by weight, rhizoma zingiberis, herba elsholtziae, herba menthae, herba houttuyniae, fructus chaenomelis, stigma croci, rhizoma polygonati, radix glycyrrhizae, herba pogostemonis, flos caryophylli, radix puerariae, and the balance of salt. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) weighing the raw materials; (2) primarily crushing; (3) carrying out ultraviolet light-ultrasonic wave cooperative treatment; (4) performing cryogenic crushing treatment; and (5) performing low-temperature vacuum drying treatment. According to the foot bath powder for treating tinea, and the preparation method thereof, raw material matching is reasonable, the method is scientific, the foot bath powder prepared through the method has remarkable inhibition on staphylococcus aureus, candida albicans and escherichia coli, skin discomfort can be effectively relieved when the foot bath powder is used for foot bath, and when a patient suffering from tinea pedis uses the foot bath powder, after the traditional Chinese medicine is used for 2 months, the cure rate is up to 83.33%, the total effective rate is up to 100%, and the treatment and prevention effects are remarkable.

The invention discloses immunity-enhancing foot bath powder and a preparation method thereof. The immunity-enhancing foot bath powder comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 25-35 parts of baical skullcap roots, 35-45 parts of pubescent angelica roots, 15-25 parts of angelica roots, 45-55 parts of Sichuan pepper, 45-55 parts of old ginger, 35-45 parts of red sage roots, 35-45 parts of wormwood, 10-20 parts of Chinese magnoliavine fruits, 25-35 parts of American ginseng roots, 45-55 parts of glossy privet fruits, 5-15 parts of herba ecliptae and 5-15 parts of kudzuvine roots.The immunity-enhancing foot bath powder fully extracts effective components in various traditional Chinese medicines. When the immunity-enhancing foot bath powder is used, effective components all canbe dissolved in water after the immunity-enhancing foot bath powder is soaked in hot water, and through the warm effect of water, functions of viscera are regulated, the body constitution is enhanced, sub-health is avoided, the problems of mild feet desquamation, beriberi, foot itch, foot odor, sweaty feet, foot rot, tinea pedis and the like can be solved, a reflection area can be stimulated, blood circulation of the human body can be promoted, the endocrine system is conditioned, functions of organs of the human body are enhanced, and the health care effect of preventing and treating diseases is achieved. The immunity-enhancing foot bath powder has a simple structure, is convenient to operate and is worthy of popularization.

The invention discloses a method of foot massage and special particles. The method of foot massage comprises putting solid particles having diameter within the range of 1 to 20 mm in socks or shoes, so the solid particles cam massage volas during walk as foots step on the solid particles. The massage particles used in the method of foot massage are round solid particles, the round solid particles are made from medical stones and argils after smash, prilling and high temperature sintering. A user feels that he walks on sand, the movable solid particles in the socks or in the shoes can massage all positions such as volas, two sides of the volas and gaps between toes, so the particles can further relax fatigue, promote blood circulation to remove blood stasis, clear heat, reduce internal heat, sterilize, diminish inflammation, remove foot diseases such as tinea pedis, dermatophytosis and the like.

The invention relates to a manufacturing method for leather, and discloses a manufacturing method for the leather capable of preventing and treating tinea pedis. The manufacturing method comprises the following steps that a, medicine is proportioned and milled into powder for standby application; b, medicine powder is added into water to form a mixed solution, and the mixed solution is stirred intermittently; and c, an animal hide is subjected to water squeezing, and then is naturally air-dried and dried by baking in sequence. According to the manufacturing method for the leather capable of preventing and treating the tinea pedis, a wet-salted bovine hide is immerged into the medicine, and then the wet-salted bovine hide is manufactured into leather shoes or shoe pads; the sizes of the leather shoes or shoe pads cannot be increased, and the wearing comfort cannot be influenced; the medicine has a preventive effect; when the leather shoes or the shoe pads are wore by people, the tinea pedis is prevented and treated; the treatment method is simple, effective, convenient and economical; meanwhile, the medicine effect is lasting, effect starting is fast, and irritation and side-effects are avoided. Components of the medicine are easy to get, high in quality and low in cost.

A kind of loofah drug health care insole, which mainly uses loofah as the carrier material. After the loofah is treated, it is soaked in pure Chinese medicine decoction, dried, sprayed with Chinese medicine powder particles, and then the upper protective layer and the lower layer are sewn with cotton cloth. The protective layer. It plays a gradual and fundamental role in treating foot diseases, and belongs to dredging treatment, which is more conducive to the overall health of the patient's human body. Medicated insoles have obvious healing effects on athlete's foot, cracked feet, sweaty feet, smelly feet, and peeling skin, and are comfortable to wear and have good air permeability.

The invention discloses an insole and a health care shoe. The insole comprises an insole main body and an insole core arranged in the insole main body, wherein the insole core is provided with antiseptic and antibacterial medicine powder, and the medicine powder comprises, by mass, 5-15 parts of radix aucklandiae, 10-30 parts of loofah sponge velvet, 10-25 parts of sandalwood, 2-10 parts of cinnamomum japonicum and 1-5 parts of radix aconiti carmichaeli. The health care shoe comprises a vamp and a sole arranged at the bottom of the vamp, wherein a midsole is attached to the top surface of thesole and is made of loofah sponge, and the insole is attached to the top surface of the midsole . According to the invention, bacteria breeding can be reduced, and the problems of beriberi, foot odor,tinea pedis, foot sweat and the like can be avoided; and the insole is applied to the technical field of shoes.

The invention discloses a warm foot ringworm therapeutic instrument and mainly relates to the field of foot ringworm treatment. The therapeutic instrument comprises a bottom plate, a support is arranged at one end of the bottom plate, a spring is disposed at the other end of the bottom plate, a heating radiator is arranged above the bottom plate, and a heating box and a circulating pump are arranged on the bottom plate. The heating radiator comprises a plurality of fins, gaps are reserved between the adjacent fins, and communication pipes are arranged in the gaps and communicated with the adjacent fins. Supporting plates are arranged on the two sides of the heating radiator respectively, a hollow shaft is arranged above the heating radiator and provided with V-type wheels corresponding to the fins and wheels corresponding to the gaps, the two ends of the hollow shaft are provided with gears, and the heating radiator is provided with racks meshed with the gears. The therapeutic instrument has the advantages that dry and warm conditions can be provided for foot ringworm treatment, can inhibit pathogenic mildew reproduction, can quickly and effectively treat foot ringworm, can be used for quick cleaning and sterilizing, and can avoid cross infection.

The invention provides bunge pricklyash foot bath lotion composition which is prepared from bunge pricklyash essential oil and a soak solution which are independently packaged, wherein the soak solution is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 13 to 20 parts of bunge pricklyash, 4 to 9 parts of herba eupatorii, 3 to 8 parts of fresh ginger, 3 to 6 parts of peanut skin, 5 to10 parts of fried salt, 2 to 6 parts of orange peel and 180 to 300 parts of water. Meanwhile, the invention further provides a preparation method of the bunge pricklyash foot bath lotion composition.The bunge pricklyash foot bath lotion disclosed by the invention is convenient to use, has a good antibacterial effect and has a better effect on dermatophytosis and foot ringworm; an obvious effectcan be achieved after the bunge pricklyash foot bath lotion is used for one week; the dermatophytosis and the foot ringworm can be cured after the bunge pricklyash foot bath lotion is continuously used for four weeks.

The invention discloses honeycomb vinegar and a preparation method thereof and relates to a vinegar seasoning product. The vinegar comprises the following components in parts by weight: 0-8 parts of myotonin, 0-8 parts of black rice, 0-2 parts of red dates and 2-12 parts of honeycomb. The honeycomb vinegar is prepared by an acetic fermentation method of liquid backflow or solid fermentation. In the invention, the honeycomb, the myotonin, the black rice and the dates are used as raw materials, thus the vinegar has effective active substances of the honeycomb, the myotonin, the black rice and the dates. The product has good curative effect in the aspects of improving the immunity and treating the bronchitis, the rhinitis, the scirrhus, pain subcutaneous ulcer pyogenic infections, the benignprostatic hyperplasia, the arthritis, the hepatitis B, obstetrical and gynecological diseases, the impotence, the enuresis, the bone tuberculosis, stomach diseases, the pertussis and foot ringworms and has no toxic and side effects. Compared with the traditional table vinegar, the honeycomb vinegar has the advantages of gentle vinegar smell, pleasant fragrance and clear brownish red color. With the honeycomb vinegar, people can enjoy delicious food and also achieve the effect of medical health care.

The invention discloses a soaking solution capable of preventing and treating tinea pedis and foot odor and a preparation method of the soaking solution. The preparation method specifically comprisesthe following steps: S101, preparing raw materials, namely preparing a plurality of high-quality traditional Chinese medicines including ageratum, polygonatum odoratum and rheum officinale, slicing the ageratum, the polygonatum odoratum and the rheum officinale, starting a crusher to idle for 2-3 minutes, and controlling the rotating speed of a main shaft to be 10000r / min- 11000r / min; and respectively pouring the sliced ageratum, the sliced polygonatum odoratum and the sliced rheum officinale medicinal material slices into a crusher. A finished cloth insole is put into a shoe of a user, vinegar is used for softening and being in contact with skin, besides, melanterite slightly corrodes the foot to be in contact with the skin, the ageratum, the polygonatum odoratum and the rheum officinalebetter permeate into the skin, accordingly, deodorization and tinea pedis elimination are conducted, and prevention is conducted through drug effect sterilization of the ageratum, the polygonatum odoratum and the rheum officinale when no tinea pedis exists. The soaking solution can effectively treat the tinea pedis and the foot odor, can achieve a prevention effect, can perform timely treatment and prevention when people walk, is convenient to use, and can effectively solve the problem of repeated recurrence.

The invention provides an externally applied traditional Chinese medicine for relieving pains and itching and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the field of traditional Chinese medicines. The externally applied traditional Chinese medicine comprises the following raw materials in parts by weight: 170-260 parts of gardenia, 60-120 parts of bark of Chinese corktree, 30-80 parts of baical skullcap root, 30-80 parts of coptis root, and 15-45 parts of Chinese gallnut. Experiments prove that the externally applied traditional Chinese medicine for relieving pains and itching, provided by the invention, can effectively and quickly treat toothache, has a good curative effect on oral ulcer, otitis media, mosquito bites and athlete's foot, has a high cure rate and a good curative effect, is safe to use without side effect, and is relatively low in cost.

A washing soap for treating pudendal and anus itching, herpes simplex, tinea pedis, foul foot, etc, suppressing fungus, candida and crab-louse, and preventing balanoposthitis and balanus ulcer is prepared from 7 Chinese-medicinal materials including wild chrysanthemum flower, scrophularia root, dittany bark, turmeric, etc through pulverizing, mixing with glycerin, salicylic acid, and soap flake, grinding, shaping, printing and packing.

The invention discloses an application of transformed saponins from notoginseng roots in the preparation of antifungal medicines for Epidermophyton flocculus, Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes, which comprises transformed saponins from notoginseng roots and conventional pharmaceutical auxiliary materials. The main preparation steps of notoginseng converted saponins include: high temperature treatment, rotary steaming, macroporous resin purification enrichment and elution; the composition includes the following components in parts by weight: notoginseng converted saponins 0.5-50, and conventional medicinal Excipients or nursing excipients 50‑99.5; have good antibacterial and bactericidal effects. The medicine and skin care product of the present invention fundamentally kills pathogenic fungi, has significant curative effects on tinea manuum, athlete's foot, oral ulcers and black nails caused by skin fungi, and is a pure traditional Chinese medicine combination product that is safe and has no side effects .

The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition which is a pure Chinese medicine composition used for treating beriberi, tinea pedis, smelly feet or sweaty feet. The pharmaceutical composition formula comprises dried alum, sophora flavescens, phellodendron and sulphur which have functions of desinsection and relieving itching, safflower, menispermaceae, dahurian angelica root, betel nut, rhizoma atractylodis which have functions of quickening blood, dispelling stasis and eliminating dampness, clove bud, seatung bark, Chinese prickly ash which have functions of removing peculiar smell and astriction. In the pharmaceutical composition, all medicines are compatible, bring out the best in each other, and have an obvious curative effect for treating hundreds of people which is worth for being popularized, A clinical experiment shows that the pharmaceutical composition has substantial treatment effects on beriberi, tinea pedis, smelly feet or sweaty feet, and has certain curative effect on numbness of the lower limbs and foot caused by rheumatism, the pharmaceutical composition for treating beriberi, tinea pedis, smelly feet or sweaty feet has no toxicity and side effect and is suitable to people of all ages.

The invention discloses a copper complex for treating dermatophytosis, and a preparation and a preparation method thereof. The complex comprises the following raw materials by weight percent: 20-80% of verdigris and 20-80% of aspirin. The method comprises the following steps: adding verdigris to purified water, and adding aspirin crystal to 95% ethanol; respectively dissolving the verdigris and the aspirin crystal to obtain saturated solutions, and mixing the saturated solutions to generate blue crystal; adding a solvent or an emulsifier, so as to prepare into the preparations such as a soaking aqueous solution, an inunction aqueous solution and an inunction ointment. According to the preparations of the complex, the toxicity of the verdigris is reduced when the curative effects on resisting fungi and treating stubborn dermatitis of the verdigris are improved, and the copper complex is small in toxic and side effects. A few of dosage forms are externally applied to treatment of common fungal infection skin diseases such as dermatophytosis, tinea manuum, foot odor and tinea corporis, so that the clinical effect is significant.

The invention belongs to the field of traditional Chinese medicine, and discloses a traditional Chinese medicine dressing for preventing tinea pedis and a preparation method thereof, comprising the following traditional Chinese medicines: Sophora flavescens 13-19 parts by weight, rhubarb 9-18 parts by weight, cnidium 6-12 parts by weight, lycoris 5 to 14 parts by weight, 7 to 13 parts by weight of bark bark, and 4 to 8 parts by weight of Fructus Rosa. The steps of the preparation method are as follows: (1) drying and grinding Sophora flavescens into powder; (2) drying rhubarb to obtain rhubarb powder; (3) picking Cnidium Fructus produced in Shandong, drying Cnidium Fructus and pulverizing Cnidium Fructus Cnidii powder; (4) mash the bulbs of lycoris, and dry them in the air; (5) take the bark of Vitex japonica and rosa japonica, and crush them separately after drying; (6) take flavescens powder and rhubarb powder respectively , Fructus Cnidii powder, Amaryllis powder, Cnidium bark powder, Fructus Rosa powder, mix evenly. The prepared traditional Chinese medicine composition can effectively treat tinea pedis without recurrence for a long time.

The invention discloses Zhu Ying Su anti-bacterial liquid for skin sterilization. The Zhu Ying Su anti-bacterial liquid for the skin sterilization comprises the following components by weight: 1-5 parts of traditional Chinese medicine extraction liquid prepared by mixing radix sophorae flavescentis, golden cypress, Circium japonicum, Scutellaria baicalensis, camphor root and poria cocos, and 5-20 parts of the Zhu Ying Su. The Zhu Ying Su is compounded with the radix sophorae flavescentis, golden cypress, Circium japonicum, Scutellaria baicalensis, camphor root and poria cocos. Proved by the test, the acidity mixing elements of the Zhu Ying Su and the effective ingredients of the traditional Chinese medicine are coordinately used for the anti-bacterial action. The Zhu Ying Su anti-bacterial liquid has the functions of relieving itching, sterilizing and treating ringworm of the foot.