Before I forget, pumpkin seeds are good to prevent enlarged prostate. Also if you are single you have to use it someway or the other 
I know at least 3 single or widowed guys, no girlfriend, celibate guys that are having trouble with it, one already had surgery. So use it or lose it.
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Incorporating into my diet for that reason alone apears to be common sense for >me<. Maybe itās just me, but I dont believe iām alone.
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I grow many dozens of herbals. Most of them came from Richo over at Strictly Medicinals. His books are good too. I direct some of my questions to him, but I also have many herbal medicine books & have been doing it a long time. I donāt know of any forums though.
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Do you have Growing Your Garden Pharmacy? If so, iām curious about your thoughts, if you care to share. If not, thats OK also.
Thanks for replying
I donāt.
I have somewhere the growing plant medicines & making plant medicineā¦
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Please share your homeopathic remedies for athleteās foot. Athleteās foot is something i struggle with over winter because my feet sweat a lot. A warm moist environment is ideal for athleteās foot fungus to develop and thrive. I end up changing my cotton socks 3 to 4 times a day, sounds crazy but itās the truth. I would like to get a leg up on athleteās foot this year. I tried tough acting tinactin last year. It helped some but I could use something more powerful preferably a salve or cream.
Thanks
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I want to know too. Tinactin (tolnaftate) did not work for me either but the ones that have Miconazole nitrate did. I buy the generic brands, but if there is a natural option, I rather use that one. In the mean time, Iām going to try this one since its a cream. Amazon.com
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Glad iām not aloneā¦
what about doing the Asian thing and only wearing open toe house slippers with no socks in the house? If youāre already not doing that.
One of my best friends is a 55+ something year old lady and she told me itās been life changing since i bought her cloud slippers for her house. Theyāre a shoes inside type of house and her husband struggles with it as well but he refuses to wear house slippers for some reason. Gotta pick your battles i guess
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i used to have that problem. ditch the cotton and switch to merino wool socks. i wear light ones in the summer and heavier in the winter. wool is naturally anti fungal/ microbial and they breathe very well. i buy the balton brand. i also try and wear crocs when im out at the lake and such. helps to get some sun on them when you can. u.v. kills most fungi.
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I never set out to focus on medicinal plants, but in focusing on perennial edible plants Iāve stumbled across a great many that have medicinal applications in addition to being good vegetables. Stachys byzantina is not just good for breading and frying, but can be used to stop bleeding (especially useful for people who are on blood thinners). Plantago is really good at reducing swelling from insect stings. Aster tataricus is generally grown as an ornamental in the US, but it can also be eaten and the leaves have some really good scientific research behind them backing up their medicinal uses whereas they can prevent the growth of various pathogens and they also contain a steroid which Iāve found quite useful for stopping wounds from itching. The list goes onā¦
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Iāve got a tip that will make your life so much better. Find a container just the right size that you can rest both feet in it and fill it with enough distilled vinegar to cover all affected areas of your feet. You can add essential oils to make it smell nice, but not required. Then just sit down and watch a movie while your feet soak. You want to do this long enough that your feet get REALLY pruney. You donāt just want vinegar on the surface. I needs time to really soak into your skin. It isnāt enough to kill off fungus thatās imbedded in your toenails, but works wonders on the affected skin. Even doing this once every few months can work quite well to keep it from spreading back out of your nails into the surrounding skin.
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Salt water soaks/rinses are generally quite good for these kinds of infections as well and are even cheaper than vinegar while arguably being more effective. Salty water is both antiseptic and a desiccant so it aids in reducing both infection and soothing inflammation. And as a bonus, any dead tissue tends to absorb the salt directly and get ācuredā to an extent which reduces necrosis and reinfection since any pathogen population that starts recovering after the soak is deprived of a hospitable media to grow in or consume.
Use whatever the cheapest bulk salt is and ignore all the stuff saying you have to use the most expensive, organic, pink Himalayan salt collected by monks under the light of the full moon or whatever. When it comes to osmosis, which is whatās driving both the antiseptic and desiccant properties of salt water, any and all salts are effectively the same. Epsom salt, or most any other chemical salt, would work equally well but are generally more expensive for the same effect. I believe the typical concentration is 2-5% salt by weight, ocean water is about 3.5% for reference. At the lower range itās also good for oral rinses, especially for gum injury.
Note that the sterile saline used for rinsing wounds is different. Thatās a sterile 0.9% saline solution which is the same concentration as they body and so does not have any desiccating or hydrating effect, useful for cleaning out wounds without causing further damage but in no way is it antiseptic, hence why it has to be kept sterile. You can of course clean wounds with a stronger saline, but Iād only do that for minor injuries and nothing deep since for those youāre going to want a better antiseptic like iodine and youāre really not going to want to desiccate tissue deep below the skin.
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I was reseaching a little on another site. I dont want to provide the URL because creepy things that unsecured browers may arbitrary execute. There is good information there on homeopathic treatments for athleteās foot. We make our own ACV out of peels and cores. Its pretty easy once you know how. It just requires time and patience. By the way at day 10 of the natural ferment makes a really good sweet cider based on apple varieties used.
Hereās a copy and paste summary.
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Apple cider vinegar (ACV) has antimicrobial and antifungal properties, making it a popular homeopathic treatment for toenail fungus and athleteās foot.
Soaking the feet in a vinegar bath, typically with a 1:2 ratio of vinegar to water, for 20-30 minutes daily may help kill bacteria and fungi contributing to foot odor and infections.
Some individuals have reported success with using ACV as a topical treatment, applying it directly to the affected area with a cotton ball or swab.
Itās essential to note that the effectiveness of vinegar as a treatment for toenail fungus is still largely anecdotal and requires further scientific research to confirm its actual efficacy.
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Thanks for your reply.
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I wouldnāt consider that effective at all honestly. I recommend distilled vinegar, not diluted with water (especially not two parts water to one part vinegar). Homemade could be fine if you test the pH to make sure itās actually gotten down to around 2.5.
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Good point, iāll check with my wife. I know she uses ph test strips on our homemade ACV.
Try one foot with vinegar and one with salt water, for science 
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Or maybe both? Copy and paste from the same site.
- Sea Salt: Soaking feet in a sea salt bath or making a paste with sea salt and vinegar can help treat athleteās foot. Sea salt has antifungal and antibacterial properties, making it an effective home remedy.
Important Notes:
- Homeopathic remedies may require prolonged treatment, as nail growth is slow. For example, it may take up to 1.5 years for a toenail to regrow completely.
- Always consult with a licensed homeopathic practitioner or healthcare professional before starting any homeopathic treatment.
- Keep in mind that homeopathic remedies may not be suitable for everyone, especially those with weakened immune system
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I think I may have a plan to try. Iām going to try make a paste with sea salt and apple cider vinegar. Then Iām going to try and blend the paste into aloe vera to make a cream. All three of these ingredients are common ams said to help with athleteās foot.
Copy, paste and edit from another site, that I stumbled across while researching.
THE BENEFITS OF THE WONDER PLANT, ALOE VERA, IN FOOT CARE
Aloe vera is a succulent plant that has been used for centuries to treat a variety of skin conditions, including burns, wounds, and inflammation. Weāre a big fan of the wonderplant and you can find it in a few of our products. Here are some of the benefits of using aloe vera for foot care:
- Fights fungal infections: Aloe vera has antifungal properties that can help fight common fungal infections like athleteās foot. Aloe vera can help prevent the growth of fungus and keep your feet healthy.
Interested in your thoughts?
Thanks
Iām not sure mixing all these things into a kind of balm is the best approach.
With the vinegar and the salt, it should be a temporary treatment where youāre trying to create inhospitable conditions for long enough to weaken the fungus, but not long enough to harm your own body. Keeping your feet covered in a salty and acidic medium for hours or days on end is probably more likely to pickle your feet than heal them. Also, over time the vinegar will get oxidized by Methanogenic bacteria into harmless but stinky methane. The salt I suspect will be more of a problem, since itāll get pulled through the cracks caused by the fungus into your skin cells by osmosis where itāll probably end up harming them or even killing a bunch of cells leading to even more fungal growth later on. The salt water treatment is supposed to be temporary, as are any vinegar remedies. Also, these kinds of treatments only work above certain concentrations, so I kind of doubt theyād do much good after an hour or two of sweating or getting absorbed by your socks or whatnot.
With aloe vera, youāre trying to create beneficial and mild conditions to aid the healing process. Aloe vera contains a kind of polysaccharide polymer that is a powerful mucogen. That mucus helps to maintain a barrier and prevent foreign material, dryness, or excessive oxygen from interfering with or slowing the healing processābut those are exactly the conditions that athleteās foot fungus likes. And while Aloe vera might have some anti-fungal properties, the evidence (from a cursory google search) seems kind of weak. And like, against which fungi? There are more fungi species than plant species, and goodness knows what kills one plant makes another plant as happy as can be.
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