Corns

*Corns  and Callocities*

*Corns*

Induration and thickening of the stratum corneum (the outermost layer of the skin).

There are thick, hard, rough, dead areas on the skin caused by excessive friction or pressure.

Location - Feet, toes, hands and fingers.

*Cause*- Excessive friction, rubbing or pressure on the skin. Tight or ill fitting shoes can cause corns, continued standing schedule, excessive sweat on the feet and long, continued use of tools or musical instruments0. They cause pain when walking or standing.

*Homeopathic Treatment of Corns*

*Antim Crud 30*

One of the top medicines for corns. Large, horny corns on feet which may or may not be inflamed. Inflamed corn with great sensitiveness of soles on walking. Aching, stitching pains in corns. For children and young people inclined to grow fat;

*Silicea 30*

There is soft corns, it mainly appear between the toes., sore and painful. There may be burning or tearing pain in these corns. There is pus formation in the corns. Excessive sweat with an offensive odour may be present on the foot where the corn is located.

*Hepar Sulph 30*

The corns that tend to suppurate (have pus formation). There is pricking pains. Burning, stinging pains.

*Nitric Acid 200*

Corns with splinter-like or sticking pains. Thick, indurated (hardened) corns on the feet with pressing, tearing, aching and drawing pains

 *Lycopodium 200*

 Lycopodium is also one of the best Homeopathic medicines for corns which are inflamed and result in sore, stinging, burning pains.

*ARNICA 30*

Corns on heels and toes. Very sensitive. Very painful, stinging, stitching, smarting pain.

*CAMPHOR 30*

Corns with skin parchment like sore, painful corns which are very sensitive; soreness especially in toe joints and corns

*FERR. PICRATE 30*

Corns with yellow discolouration. Multiple corns which are very painful.

*GRAPH 30*.

Rough, hard, dry and unhealthy skin. Thin sticky, glutinous discharge. Soreness and aching in corns. Horny skin on toes.

*RAN. SCLERATUS 30*

Acute painful corns. Acrid exudation which makes surrounding parts sore. Corns on ball of 1st and 2nd left toes, sensitive to touch and pressure, smart and burn; very painful when letting leg hang down, they also throb and especially painful by flexing toes. Better by extending them, wearing thick soled boot at times Numbness in corns, knocking toes against anything so as to cause boot to grate against corns, causes great pain and burning.

*LYCOPODIUM 200*

Corns that are very sensitive with tearing pain. Skin becomes thick and indurated. Painful callosities on soles, toes and fingers contracted. Inflammation with stitching and soreness.

*Dr Amaan Khan*

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Arunachal Pradesh