Nails disease can be of several types, which are as follow:-
Growing the nails inwards:-
Mostly, this disease occurs in the nails of toes. It occurs due to wearing wrong size of shoes or tight shoes, hurting on the nails of thumb or other fingers, cutting the nails of thumb too short or rounding the edges of the nails, etc. due to this disease, pain occurs in the nails, swelling and redness appear in the nails. The pointed edge of the nails is inserted in one or both the side of flesh. If this disease got infection, fast pain starts and pus begins to form in the internal layer of the nails.
Appearing burning sensation in the canal of the nails:-
When this disease occurs, pain occurs in the canal of the nails with burning sensation. Sometimes, this type of burning sensation becomes unbearable.
Becoming the nails dry after breaking:-
This disease occurs due to improper cleanliness of the nails. It can be also occured due to falling any type of scratch on the nails.
Treatment with different drugs:-
- Thuja- The people, whose nails are very tough, can use Thuja 30 to cure his symptoms. This drug is very effective to make tough fiber as soft. Due to this property, it is also very useful for warts. If pus starts producing inside the nails or its surface became colourless, this drug should be also used for the treatment.
- Fluoric acid- By the affects of this drug, nails start to grow quickly. If the nails of a person are growing slowly, 6 or 30 potency of this drug is very useful for his treatment.
- Antimonium Crudum- If nails have become tough, colourless, the sole has become too soft, has become painful, etc., 3 or 6 potency of this drug is used for the treatment. If nails have cracked due to getting hurt and does not recovered soon and goes on growing in this condition and has become thick, etc., this drug should be taken. If pain occurs in the skin below the nail, this skin became tough, became hard like horn, it should be treated with this drug. A dose of this drug should be used once in a week. If the nails have become thick, it should be treated by 6 potency of this drug.
- Myristica sebiphera- It is an affective drug for the nails. When the fingers get swelling, pus is formed in them; it is called paneris or panerisium. To cure this disease, using Myristica sebiphera 6 is beneficial.
- Alumina- With the help of 6 potency of this drug, several types of diseases related to the nails can be cured. If nails have become hard, wounds have appeared in the tip of the fingers with pain, the skin above finger has cracked, this drug should be taken at an interval of every 8-8 hours for its treatment. If pus is forming inside the nails, using 3 potency of this drug is beneficial.
- Graphites- If the nails have become thick like horn, taking Graphites 6 is very useful.
- Silicea- Using Silicea 30 is beneficial to cure symptoms like- swelling in the area below the nail, inserting the nails of the hands or legs in the skin, etc. In the condition of breaking or bending during cutting them or burning sensation of the nails, Silicea 6 can be used for the treatment. 12 drops of Calendula should be used after mixing it in 60 drops of water with this treatment.
- Causticum- If Silicea makes no impression, taking Causticum 30 is beneficial.
- Secale- If the nails have put off (uncovered) from finger and peels have appeared on the remaining part, 3 potency of this drug should be used at an interval of every 4-4 hours.
- Magnetis Pols Australis- In the condition of inserting the nail into thumb skin (flesh), 30 or 200 potency of this drug should be used at an interval of every 4-4 hours.
- Natrum mur- In the case of swelling of the area of nail that connects to the skin around it, using 30 potency of this drug is very effective.
- Arsenic- If the nail has bursted, for the treatment of it, Arsenic 6 can be used.
- Phosphorus- In the condition of appearing wounds around the nails, using Phosphorus 3 is very effective to cure it.
- Arnica- If any type of nail disease has occurred due to falling down or any type of injury, Arnica 3 should be taken and the mother tincture of Arnica should be taken after mixing it in 10 times water.
- Nitric-acid- If toes nails have inserted in the corners of the fingers due to wearing shoes or by any other reason, pain with swelling is found in the front section of the fingers (soft part) or pus starts to form in them, Nitric-acid 6 or Australis 200 should be taken for its treatment and apply 1 quantity of the mother tincture of Hydrastis after mixing it in 8 quantity of olive oil on the affected part or the paste of the mother tincture of Veretrum-Viride should be applied on the affected part.
- Silica and Calendula- If burning sensation is occurring in the internal parts of the nail, Silica 6 should be taken and the mother tincture of Calendula or Boric-acid should be applied after mixing it in little water.
- Nitric-acid and Hydrastis:- Nail helps in generating burning sensation and pain after inserting in the skin around it. Thus, Nitric-acid 6 should be taken and ointment, prepared after mixing 1 quantity of Hydrastis in 8 times of Vaseline, should be used externally.
What should we do or not in the case of nails diseases:-
- Wrong and short sized shoes should never wear.
- Fair Sexes should not use high heel shoes or tight socks.
- Nails become thick and tough (hard) in elders, so nails should be soaked in water for making them soft before cutting them.
- Nails should be cut properly and left little for the protection of thumb.
- Right sized shoes and socks should be worn.
- Children should not cut their nails by theirselves, but cut by elders (parents).
- If the skin grew outside from the nails, it should be cut carefully.
- If nails got infection with severe pain, redness and forming pus in them, patient should take treatment according to the advice of a doctor.
- Lemon is a natural solution for making the nails softens.
- Dry nails should be made smooth by applying oil on them.
