Tinea manuum can be treated effectively with reflexology

In traditional Chinese medicine this is called ezhang (goose claw) feng, because the skin lesion on hand is rough and scattered with fissures like the claw of a goose.
  
Tinea manuum in modern medicine can be treated by the following methods.
  
Acupuncture therapy:
  
At regular and extra acupoints:
 
Location: Hegu (LI 4), Yuji (LU10), Laogong (PC8), Quchi (LI 11 )
  
Method of manipulation: After medium stimulation, the needles are retained for 30 minutes, once a day for 10 days as a therapeutic course.
  
At reflective points:
  
Location: Lung point, anti-itching point, and heart point.
  
Method of manipulation: Routine acupuncture is applied two to three times a day for seven days as a therapeutic course.
  
At special acupoints beside the second metacarpal bone:
  
Location: Lung acupoint and tender spots.
 
Method of manipulation: The needles are inserted for 1.6 cm and retained for 15-30 minutes after strong stimulation, once a day for 10 days as a therapeutic course.
  
Hand bath:
  
Recipe: Dafengzi (Semen Hydnocapi) 15 g, Huajiao (Pericarpium Zanthoxyli) 9 g, Zaojia (Fructus Gleditsiae) 15 g, Tujinpi (Cortex Pseudolaricis) 15 g, Digupi (Cortex Lycii Radicis) 6 g, Baifan (Alumen) 12 g, Yeqiangweigen (Radix Rosae Multiflorae, wild) 30 g, and Huoxiang (Herba Agastachis) 15 g.
   
Function: To expel wind. resolve dampness, clear heat, and tone yin.
   
Method of manipulation: A hot decoction of these herbs is used to steam and wash both hands for 30 minutes, two to three times a day.