Scabies infection treatment with natural remedies by Ray Sahelian, M.D.

Scabies refers to the various skin lesions produced by female mites, and their eggs and scybala that are deposited in the epidermis, leading to delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction. Recent immunological findings such as cross-reactivity with house dust mite allergens and an altered T-helper-1/T-helper-2 pattern contribute to a better understanding.

Natural treatment with nutritional supplements and creams, gels
Preliminary study of effectiveness of aloe vera in scabies treatment.
Phytother Res. 2009 Oct; Oyelami OA, Onayemi A, Oyedeji OA, Adeyemi LA. Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria.
In an open, non-comparative study carried out between August and December 2002 at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, 5 patients with scabies were successfully treated with crude gel of Aloe vera; thereafter the efficacy of the extract was compared with that of benzoate lotion among 30 patients. Sixteen patients were treated with Aloe vera and 14 patients had benzyl benzoate lotion. Itching was still present in 3 patients in the benzyl benzoate group and in 2 patients in the Aloe vera group after 2 courses of treatment. The scabietic lesions virtually disappeared in all of them. None of these patients had any noticeable side effects. It is concluded that Aloe vera gel is as effective as benzyl benzoate in the treatment of scabies.

Scabies symptom
Symptoms of scabies include itching. 

Scabies in history and prevalence
Scabies has been a scourge among human beings for thousands of years. Its worldwide occurrence with epidemics during war, famine, and overcrowding is responsible for an estimated 300 million people currently infested.

Scabies drug and pregnancy
Treatment of scabies with benzyl benzoate lotion or permethrin during pregnancy appears to be safe, at least in the second and third trimesters. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, May 2007.

Scabies natural treatment questions
Q. Do you have a herbal formula against scabies with people?
   A. Not at this time.

Human scabies is caused by an infestation of the skin by the human itch mite (Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis). The microscopic scabies mite burrows into the upper layer of the skin where it lives and lays its eggs. The most common symptoms of scabies are intense itching and a pimple-like skin rash. The scabies mite usually is spread by direct, prolonged, skin-to-skin contact with a person who has scabies.