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A member asked:
My sister has 1 ringworm and she has been treating it with turmeric. is turmeric really an antifungal? how many times must she apply it to the fungus?
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Poor choice: You are an adult and I assume your sister is as well. You are both old enough to know that "natural home cure" websites are mostly rubbish. Crooks make this stuff up to pretend that scientific physicians are withholding easy remedies. It's not true. Tell your sister to get some tolnaftate, ketoconazole, or something else that actually works.
Answered 7/24/2015
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