Therapeutic evaluation of herbal foot bath for tinea pedis: Impact on fungal clearance, adverse reactions and patient well-being.

Abstract

We aimed to analyze the curative effect of herbal foot bath on tinea pedis patients, and observe its effect on fungal clearance rate, adverse reactions and patients' quality of life. One hundred patients with tinea pedis admitted to an outpatient clinic of Shunde Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine from July 2022 to December 2023 were selected and 50 cases each for the treatment group and 50 cases each for the control group were chosen at random. The control group was treated with Dakening Cream, while the treatment group was treated with the Chinese herbal foot - soaking liquid. The TCM syndrome score and quality of life score were compared before and after therapy, and the curative impact, fungus clearance rate, and safety of the two groups were examined. The treatment group's overall effective rate was greater than the control group's (P<0.05). Following therapy, both groups' primary and secondary symptom scores were lower than they were before to treatment, and the treatment group's scores were lower than the control group. And it is even lower in the treatment group. (P<0.05). When compared to the control group, the treatment group's fungal clearance rate was greater and their recurrence rate was lower (P<0.05). Adverse reaction rates were comparable across the two groups (P>0.05). Following therapy, both groups' SF-36 ratings were higher than their pre-treatment levels, with the treatment group outperforming the control group and it is higher in the treatment group (P< 0.05). Patients' quality of life can be improved by using a herbal foot bath to treat tinea pedis, which can successfully relieve symptoms and has a high fungus clearance rate, few side effects and a low recurrence rate.