Home Remedy for Scabies in Humans

Scabies are a type of parasitic mite that are highly contagious and will spread until all of the mites as well as the eggs they lay are killed by a treatment. Scabies survive up to four days away from a human body, so it is possible to catch them from someone's clothing or bedding. Scabies is traditionally treated with a prescription anti-parasitic medicine, known as a scabicide. However, there are also natural home remedies that are also used to treat this infestation.

Drumstick Leaves

You may have to search around a bit to find drumstick leaves as they are not commonly found in your local grocer's produce section but may be available at a specialty or gourmet grocer or garden shop. Take approximately 400 to 500 g of juice from the drumstick leaves by extraction method.

Mix the same amount of sesame seed oil with the drumstick leaves juice and boil the mixture until the water has boiled out. Allow to cool before applying daily over infected areas. There is an anti-microbial action that works as an insecticidal and helps to cure scabies.

Natural Remedies

Several natural remedy products are said to be a home remedy for scabies. One is an Indian oil called Margosa oil, which is an anti-fungal as well as an anti-bacterial. Menthol has cooling properties and is available in products like peppermint, ginger mint and mountain mint to cure scabies.

Aloe Vera is available in a lotion, cream or gel, and can be applied topically to cure scabies. Gently massage any of these natural remedies into the area to relieve itching without any side effects. As with any home remedy you choose, watch closely for improvements or discontinue use and consult a medical professional.

Gentle Momentum

For certain, when bursitis strikes and topical solutions along with oral directives provide some relief, it's time to add some gentle momentum to the area that's causing the problem. This will help to increase the circulation and blood flow and promote additional healing. The key is to recognize your body's limitations during the healing process and not to push too hard to return to normal, fully functional use of the area that's injured.

If the problem is your shoulder or elbow, try a few minutes of exercise by swinging the joint. Dr. Edward Resnick of Temple University Hospital advises that you don't want to overstretch but you also don't want to get a stiff shoulder. Resnick suggests use a chair and lean forward with your good arm, allowing the problem area to swing in circles clockwise and counterclockwise, side to side and back and forth.