FISSURE FOOT TREATMENT IN SIDDHA

Cracked heels or fissure foot is a simple cosmetic problem or a nuisance but it may lead to serious health problems and secondary infections. Causes of fissure foot are : living in a dry climate, obesity, consistently walking barefoot or wearing sandals or open-backed shoes, and inactive sweat glands in the foot. The complication are increased depth of the fissure and infections. Diabetic patients with fissure foot should give more care to heal it fast.

Treatment

• Cleaning and Moisturizing the heel is the first line of treatment
• Avoid going barefoot or wearing open-backed shoes, sandals or shoes with thin soles.
• Gently scrub to remove the thick and flaky skin in the foot.
• Moisturize the foot with suitable medicated ointments or oil.

Siddha medicines

External Medicines

1. Kilinjal Mezhuku - Can aplly externally with castor oil in the affected areas.
2. Vanga vennai - Applied externally after washing with Thriphala Decoction.
3. Thriphala Churnam - For Washing Use as Decoction
4. Vetpalai Thylam 

Internal Medicines

1. Parangi Pattai churnam - 2-3 gm twice Daily with ghee. After Food
2. Sivanar Vembu churnam 2-3 gm twice daily with Ghee, After Food
3. Parangi Rasayanam - 5gm with milk Twice Daily After Food.
4. Sivanar Vembu Kuzhi Thylam 5 to 7 drops with milk twice daily.

The above said medicines can be used for the treatment of fissure foot as single medicine or as combinations as per the instructions from a qualified siddha medical practitioner.

Other links

1. IMPCOPS
2. SKM siddha and Ayurveda
3. Santhigiri Ayurveda and Siddha Vaidyasala