subject: Yeast infection home remedy [print this page] Home remedies are the natural and easy way to cure the yeast infection in the privacy of one's own home. Since the yeast infections occur mostly at genital parts of the body, in especially women, so they do not feel comfortable to visit a doctor for the treatment. For such situations, home remedies are the alternative effective treatments if applied properly.
Once of the effective home remedy is to use tea tree oil. If used in diluted form and applied directly to the effected areas of body, it acts as an anti-fungal agent. Doing this two times a day, morning and at night, cure the problem in a couple of days. The active agent to cure yeast agent in tea tree oil is terpinen-4-ol. Making paste of garlic pods and applying at infection burns a bit but is very effective, since garlic is considered the biggest enemy of yeast. This is the home remedy used for instant relief. One may also use garlic tabs but it must be made sure that the ingredients are natural and pure. If highly pure garlic tabs are used, they give great results. Applying yogurt externally on the infected part of skin and eating yogurt daily is very beneficent. Yogurt is good for entire system of the body. But make sure that yogurt used must be unsweetened or sugar free for sugar feeds the yeast. Thus plain yogurt must be used. Drinking buttermilk is again very helpful home remedy for yeast infection. Use of honey as a remedy is although difficult because of its stickiness but it is known to work wonders. Vinegar also has antibacterial and antifungal properties and is used to cure yeast infection.
Taking bath in a bath tub filled with warm water and a cup of vinegar for almost 20 minutes helps a lot. Any kind of vinegar may be used as a home remedy for yeast infection, but the best to use is apple cider vinegar. Since, this vinegar is very strong so one must avoid applying it directly on the skin. Apple cider vinegar kills almost all the yeast but it burns a lot. Thus it is used in the bath tub. It is not a long term remedy but at least gives a relief from yeast infection symptoms for the whole day.
One of the most powerful secret remedies for any kind of illness is water. If the required amount of water is drunk daily, one will see a reduction in all illnesses. Drinking pure fresh water, free of any toxins allows the body to urinate more and expels out more sugar from the body that is responsible for feeding the yeast. Another very potent herb against Treatment of yeast infections is oil of Oregano. The oil containing high carvacrol content, the active ingredient, is taken internally according to the directions. Organol Super strength P73 is the most effective one to use. Another home remedy is a botanical, non-toxic and multi-purpose solution that can be sprayed directly on the skin. This is called Solution-4-you. For mouth yeast infection, drink cool liquids to soothe the mouth. Rinsing the mouth with warm salt water and avoiding sugar and complex carbohydrates is good to starve the infection.
