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4 natural remedies to treat scabies

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Scabies is an extremely contagious disease caused by the sarcoptes mite. Intense itching is due to the eggs deposited under the skin where the female has been busy digging furrows. If not diagnosed quickly, irritations, especially at night, can become unbearable. Beyond the prescribed treatments in pharmacy, there are several natural remedies to treat this very pesky disease.

1/ White soap and alcohol

Grind 60 grams of white soap and mix it with a litre of alcohol. Apply on friction skin until lesions disappear. White soap is known to be made from palm oil and coconut oil, and it is mostly used to wash laundry. The alcohol, on the other hand, is a very pure alcohol which has undergone a new distillation. These two ingredients together prove to be a formidable treatment for scabies.

2/ Apricot leaves

You have to extract the juice of about twenty apricot leaves, and apply it on your skin.

3/ Extract of Moringa leaves

Use extract of Moringa leaves and add a few drops of sesame oil. Finally apply to your skin. It is possible to find extracts of Moringa leaves in herbal stores

4/ Bitter melon

Finally, you can drink 150ml of bitter melon (which is found in herbal stores) once a week, mixed with a teaspoon of lemon juice. Drink as long as necessary.