Nail diseases and deformities of the nails

Nail diseases and deformities of the nails

: Nails are brittle and break easily, but grow quickly. - Acidum flour.
: Nails are uneven and stained. - Calcarea carb.
: Fingernails and toenails become thick and deformed like cow's horns; Nails may be black and uneven. - Graphites

: Nails are deformed, brittle and break easily; Nails may also become soft. - Thuja occ.
: Disrupted or inadequate nail growth; The nail splits. - Antimonium crud
Yellow nail- Ammonium carb.

: Swelling of knuckles and nerve pain under nails (neuralgia). - (Berberis vulg.)

: Falling of nails without any reason. - Helleborus
: Pain or painful sensation in nail. - Hypericum

: Dry and cracked skin around nails. - Natrum Mur. 200

: Inflammation of nails and toes due to wearing tight or small shoes. - Nitric acid
: Burning and cutting sensation under nails. - Sarsaparilla
: Pain under nail due to fungal infection. - Sepia
: white spots on nails; ingrowing nails; Yellowing of hands and bluish nails. - Silicea
: Cracking of nails. - (Stannum met.)

: nails brittle; Toenails digging into the flesh. - (Thuja occ.)

: soft nails; Nails grow too fast (this medicine cures this tendency to overgrow nails). - Wiesbaden

Note- Nail thickening, brittleness and discoloration are mainly caused by fungal infections.