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Physoderm Soap
Posted by Rhonda (Montreal, Quebec) on 07/24/2006
★★★★★
I was looking for a natural cure for internal abscess but came across this and had an outbreak of boils years ago. doc said it was an infection in the layers of the skin and they would keep on coming until we addressed it. i washed with an antibacterial soap call physoderm three times a day for 10 days all over the body. including face. i was very clean and never got another boil. anyone had an internal abscess?
The Bottle Method
Posted by Zubair (East London, South Africa) on 07/20/2006
★☆☆☆☆
THE BOTTLE METHOD LEAVES SCARS.
The Bottle Method
Posted by Vanessa (Missoula, MT) on 06/17/2006
★★★★★
Pour boiling water into an empty glass bottle. Pour the water out and place the bottle's mouth over a boil. Do not move the bottle as this will break the suction. The cooling air will draw out the puss and gunk of the boil!
Neem Oil
Posted by Maria (Lake Worth, FL) on 06/15/2006
★★★★★
Neem Oil, Antibiotics and something for pain cured my boil. After going to the Dr. and having it lanced, then time, helped it. Antibiotics and once it came to a head, I kept it clean. Oh Yeah! Small wash cloth along with a heating pad help it come to a head and draw out the infection and pus. After I healed then a few weeks later my husband got a boil, I had a few antibiotics and knew what to do so I treated him. A few months later were in June now and my Grandson (13) just got one on the side of his leg. He's in a lot of pain and can hardly walk. Dr. did not lance it but it did come to a head and is draining a lot of blood. He is on Antibiotics as well as Tylenol w/codeine but that made him sick. He was also running a fever for 2 days and the 3rd day he gets a fever but not the whole day. I clean his boil with cetaphil antibacterial cleansing bar then put some amerigen wound dressing on the boil and cover it up (since it's draining) place a wet towel and then a heating pad on it.
Organic Beets
Posted by Jason (San Diego, CA) on 05/23/2006
★★★★★
Beets cured two bad boils/abscess. (At different times.) One on my left shoulder and the other on my right lower butt. I was very skeptical upon reading this as a cure of boils or an abscess but decided to try anyway. The abscess on my left shoulder was very red, with pus, very sensitive to the touch and about a quarter in size. I bought an organic red beet. I cut a sliver of it then on the side that was to lay on the abscess, cut little lines to help release the beet juice. I secured the beet with a wide band aid which was also secured by white adhesive medical tape. I changed the beet twice a day, in the morning and upon going to bed. It took 2 1/2 days to see a reduction of 65-70%. Another day pretty much eliminated the abscess. I was stunned and amazed. A month or so later I had another abscess/boil on the lower region of my right butt. I tried the above and within three-four days it was pretty much gone. Thankfully, that was the last of any abscess/boils. If they come back I'll know what to do.
Drawing Salve
Posted by Tanya (New Mexico) on 07/21/2006
★★★★★
Baking soda, parsley and ichalomol cures boils. i was in such pain and desperate tried all three mixed together and it is almost completely gone within 24 hours. all i did was make a paste of the three ingredients and poof.
Drawing Salve
Posted by Renee (Pepperell Ma) on 05/05/2006
★★★★★
Treat boils right away (don't let the sun set on a boil) The longer you wait, the longer it takes.
2. Wash boil, dry, apply a drawing salve ointment
3. Cover with a cloth band-aid
4. do this twice daily. Drawing Salves are also good for splinters with pus. What it does is thin the skin above the boil and let the boil naturally drain. It is mildly antiseptic too.
Salt Pork
Posted by Kelli (Greenville, SC) on 12/05/2006
★★★★★
Salt Pork will cure a Pilonidal Cyst (really bad boil). Place small piece of salt pork directly on boil, it will sting, however it will "dry" up the boil in a matter of days.
Bacon
Posted by Linda (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) on 04/18/2006
★★★★★
A slice of bacon (pork) put directly on boil. Cured the boil on my rear end.
Lining of an Egg Shell
Posted by Jim (Olean, NY) on 12/30/2006
★★★★★
egg liner -- brought a boil to a head and at other times it made them go away.
Lining of an Egg Shell
Posted by Sue (Austin, TX) on 04/02/2006
★★★★★
My mother in-law told us about putting the film on the inside of the egg shell on a boil and it would draw it out to a head. Crack open an egg, empty it and the white/clear film on the inside of the shell is what you put on the boil and leave there.
Vick's Vapor Rub
Posted by Laverne (York, SC) on 03/27/2006
★★★★★
I cured a boil on my brother's side. Used a mixture of warm compresses and vicks vapor rub...the boil came to a head the next day...the boil was very painful to him.
Castor Oil
Posted by Fredrina (Philadelphia, PA) on 10/30/2006
★★★★★
Castor oil on a cotton ball cured my boil.
Castor Oil
Posted by Sandy (Vancouver) on 03/24/2006
★★★★★
A long time ago, I had a painful sore in the back crease of my thigh that I couldn't identify, and my grandmother said it was a boil from sitting on wet cement with bare skin. She told me to put some castor oil on a cotton ball and cover it, and leave it alone. I did, and it was gone in 2 days! I've since had one more, used the same remedy with the same result. I think lancing them simply opens you up to more infection but it might be necessary if it is black or looks like blood poisoning and you are really ill for no other reason. I truly hope this works for others.
Garlic, Fenugreek
Posted by Robin (Wilkes Barr, PA) on 03/17/2006
★★★★★
For a boil on my neck, I first tried tea tree oil. then i went to the dr. finally I used garlic clove, fenugreek, and red clay combination. it worked.
