Boils, also known as furuncles, are a sign of excess heat in the body. These tender pus-filled areas are often dark red or purplish in color. Symptoms include itching, mild pain, and localized swelling. Boils are most likely to occur on the face, scalp, buttocks, legs, and underarm area and can be caused by food sensitivity, poor hygiene, infected hair follicles, and weakened immunity. Here’s how to bring things to a head.
HERBAL REMEDIES FOR BOILS
If possible, elevate the site of infection so that it is above the heart. To draw a boil to its head, which will draw the toxins to the surface and thus out of the body, apply a hot ginger tea compress. (See ″Preparations 101″ on page 12 for information on how to make a hot ginger tea compress.)
Cures from Grandma’s Kitchen
Look in your fridge for sunburn relief. Blend up some yogurt and cucumber and apply directly to the skin or apply a grated potato poultice. Or you can even apply a compress of cold milk! For sunburned eyes, apply cucumber slices, grated raw potato or apple, or chamomile tea bag poultices.
Alternatively, you can soak the afflicted area in a hot Epsom salt solution (1/2 cup [115 g]of salt to 1 quart [950 ml] of hot water). You can even apply a hot black tea bag!
Next, mix red clay with enough apple cider vinegar to make a thick paste and apply directly to the affected area. Leave it on until it dries. This helps to dry the boil and draw toxins to the surface. Do this several times a day.
After the boil breaks, apply echinacea extract or lavender oil to the area several times a day. You can also take echinacea, red clover, violet leaf, and burdock root as a tea, tincture, or capsules, as all of these herbs are considered alterative, or blood purifying.
This Boil Treatment article is taken from :
The Country Almanac of Home Remedies - Brigitte Mars
