Boils

A boil is an inflammation under the skin caused by an infection usually to the hair follicle.

• Paste a mashed baked fig that has been cut in half, over the inflamed area.
• Apply locally concentrated watery solution of olive leaves and fruits mixed with vinegar.
• Take 1 tablespoon each apple cider vinegar and honey mixed in 1 cup hot water.
• Olive oil or the water extracted from the crushed olive oil leaves to be applied locally.
• Mash garlic cloves and use as paste on the area, or apply garlic oil. 1 - 2 small garlic can also be eaten during meals.
• Onion juice, or mix in equal amount onion juice and garlic juice to be applied to the boil.
• An equal amount paste of ginger powder and turmeric to be applied on the boils.
• Use the pulp of a roasted onion on the boils.
• Apply dill leaves over the boils.
• Soak a handful of uncooked rice and a few thumb-sized turmeric root in a glass of cold water. Pound till fine and apply the paste on the boil. Leave it to dry.
• Boil 1 teaspoon sandalwood powder in 3 cups water until saturated to 1 cup and mix with 1 teaspoon each rose water and honey. Take 3x daily.
• Heat over a low fire 1 betel leaf until it becomes warm and soft. Rub castor oil on the leaf and place on the inflamed area. Replace the leaf after a few hours. Alternatively, pound till fine 4 betel leaves. Place on the boil morning and afternoon.
• Mix grounded cumin seeds with a little water to make paste, then apply on the boil.
• For blood-filled boils, take 1 cup fresh bitter gourd juice mixed with 1 teaspoon lime juice on an empty stomach everyday for 2-3 months.
• For blood-filled boils, apply a mixture of 1 teaspoon milk cream, ½ teaspoon vinegar and a pinch of turmeric powder as paste.
• Place on the boil a clean and fresh thin banana leaf.
• Boil water and steep parsley in to soften it. Then wrap the leaf with linen cloth to use as poultice for the boils.
• For fresh boils, roast a few dry roots of turmeric and dissolve the ashes in 1 cup of water to be applied over the boils.
• Place the inside of a broken egg-shell on the area. If the membrane dries up before boil is removed, apply another.
• Avoid caffein and sodas.